We burned over 1 million acres in Montana this fire season.

We say out in Montana either we are going to manage the forests or the forests are going to manage us.

I think there is some concern that if you are only looking at the project level, when there is new information that comes on, that there could be information that should be integrated into kind of cumulative facts across the entire plan.

I think this is one of those opportunities that could be government at its best over the next couple months if we put our heads and actually get something big done.

It is obvious we need better information. It is obvious we need to invest in resources that actually get to the ground and do some good.

Montana had two of the three most expensive fires in the Nation.

This legislation codifies the legal position taken by the Obama administration.

I think there is a collaborative process we can have between now and markup to have that conversation.

I strongly believe this legislation, together with other management and wildfire funding reforms, should be passed into law this year.

If you compare this bill to the House bill, it is already much more concise, and I think there is some concern that if you are only looking at the project level, when there is new information that comes on, that there could be information…

I think his bill goes a little too far in some places, and we would like to work with the committee to ratchet it back a little bit.

You could have a massive, massive bipartisan victory in the next 2 months using these bills before this Committee as a basis.

If we can actually reduce some of these redundant environmental reviews in a way that still protects the integrity, but actually increases efficiency.

So, require WestPac to follow the law.

I just returned from Taiwan and Korea Saturday night.

I do feel that this is an urgent matter.

I know we all benefit every day when credit card transactions are identified that might be fraudulent.

My experience has been that there are not [clear and measurable goals and outcomes out there in most Federal programs].