The history of this trust has been complicated to say the least.
It is also inaccurate to call LWCF a land grab.
Many of our colleagues seem genuinely perplexed by the workings of this trust fund and its goals.
Healthy, productive lands and forests are an investment that will pay dividends long after our current challenges have been solved.
Ultimately, no substantive action can be done on the effect of Federal lands without the cooperation and commitment from the United States F...
The tribal representatives tell me they would prefer block grants that would allow them to prioritize their needs and set in motion the proj...
the oil and gas industry, it conducts its inventory when it comes in through the process for permitting based on what they, as an entity, se...
There is a part of the Navajo Nation that is an open wound on the conscious of this country.
I'm concerned these budget priorities do not meet the needs of my constituents, and the needs of our nation's ailing forests.
We need to permit this use. We need to have this extraction done. It is good for the economy--don't deny that--and energy.
We can and we must do both.
Let us talk a little bit about 'oil above all' policy in terms of extraction, not just all of the above.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I think there has to be an accountability issue to these leaseholders, and I don't see it.
I have concerns that millions of dollars have been proposed in each of your respective agencies' budgets for the purpose of purchasing addit...
The President proposes an $87 million increase in LWCF funding for the Forest Service and a $20 million increase for the BLM.
I invite you to join me in Flagstaff at your earliest convenience and my community will show you the urgency of the situation.
it is a modest investment in the future of America because the dollars that we are putting in to buying in holdings and connecting up wildli...
