But once it is a mega fire, we have unlimited money.
the next time that we have really bad wildfires, it is not just going to be 4,000 homes. It will be one of our urban are...
In 2020, we lost 1.1 million acres and 4,000 homes in Oregon, and we would like to not have that happen again.
I represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District in Southwest Oregon, and the Bureau of Land Management manages over 800,...
Our national forests are faced with an incredible challenge.
It is exciting, as someone who grew up during the Vietnam War, to see the positive relationship that we now have with Vi...
The majority of the forest lands in my district are made up of the Oregon and California railroad revested lands, or the...
the key is the funding, and the fact of the matter is, it is more expensive to fight fires in the O&C lands in the wette...
We have seen more and more environmental defenders slaughtered across the globe, 1,733 environmental defenders killed in...
We are nickel and diming and arguing over continuing this contracting with the Oregon Department of Forestry and the BLM...
The checkerboard pattern of private, industrial, state, tribal, and Federal forest makes it complicated to manage, and e...
The numbers paint a clear picture. Last year, the IRS was able to answer 15 percent of the phone calls it got. This year...
Because of the unique pattern of ownership, the state of Oregon for years has cooperated with the BLM on a unique fire p...
The dam is worn out, and it needs about, between $80 and $100 million worth of repairs.
I really want your commitment to make sure that not only that you will work on it, but we will put our money where we ne...
I hope the Bureau is going to protect all of us taxpayers and the water users below that dam from the deferred maintenan...
There is huge concern that PacifiCorp, and the state of Oregon, and the state of California are trying to offload that i...
I have submitted a request for this budget to include some dedicated funds for supporting folks who advocate for, and su...
