I think Federal legislation needs to encourage more of that, give localities the tools to evaluate different choices.
the Secretary's letter to Senator Wyden on July 13, 2009, highlights the need for the Administration to conduct formal Government to Governm...
They need an answer, quickly. That's why we asked for a fast response from the administration.
I couldn't really get your predecessors to look at speculators.
I thank my colleague. Let me join Senator Murkowski in thanking the three of you.
I plan to offer this legislation pretty soon. Can I have a pledge from you today to get back to us quickly and to work in a cooperative kind...
Fairly shortly I plan to introduce legislation to move forest management on Federal lands in Oregon beyond a lot of these old conflicts.
It's an opportunity to create good paying jobs that take this wood waste and get it to the mills.
I would just ask that you not miss this kind of opportunity for a bold change in Federal forestry policy.
If you were standing up in front of a town hall meeting in rural Oregon and you said that.
You have my pledge to work with you if I'm confirmed on all issues, but this is certainly an issue of importance.
I'm very much concerned that we now have the future decisions based on sound science.
I just hope that this will be approached with a real sense of urgency because it has not been in the past.
I believe you said, yes which I liked.
I still have an obligation as a United States Senator to get some kind of sense of what's going to be done to go in there and as I told Secr...
I very much appreciate your outstanding background and long history of public service.
Oregon has a tremendous amount, millions of acres, of second growth forest that is overgrown.
Public transit is a core climate solution, but it is also a core energy solution.
