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I think that--the first thing that struck me, because of my forestry background, was that, over the 40 or 30 years, whatever it is, that they've been fighting about it, that everyone was attempting to treat roadless as a one-size-fits-all.

I broke it into 280 different roadless pieces in Idaho, and we treated each one like a piece of property should be treated: uniquely.

Your organization was very, very responsive. I want to thank you for that.

I would note that 51 years ago today on St. Patrick's Day, Eisenhower welcomed the first Irish president, president of Ireland, to the United States at Reagan Airport.

Thanks for what you are doing. I was going to submit my opening statement for the record, so let us keep up the good work.

When I heard that, when the President said we are going to stop paying to clean up abandoned mines that have been cleaned up, I thought, 'hmmm.'

Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank you for being here today.

Well, if you want to see some criticism on TV about wasteful government spending, it is pretty easy to stand up and say gee, you know, we are going to quit funding abandoned mines that have been cleaned up.

The fact remains that coal is part of our past, our present and our future, and I believe it will continue to play a pivotal role in fueling our economy.

I am very concerned about the potential impact in terms of lost jobs and stifled economic growth if cap-and-trade legislation and other costly regulatory actions upon the coal industry and the rest of our national economy.

$2 per child for mandatory arts programs in our schools is a much better investment.

I have never arrested a child leaving an after-school arts program.

We are losing their stories when we lose these individuals that are dying off.

The arts are not just for urban areas; they are for those small towns out in rural Idaho and rural North Dakota.

I look forward to working with you to try to advance the arts in this country. You do an important job.

I went down to the Smithsonian the other day--and have any of you seen the art collection down there;

To me, it is not only wonderful for the arts, but it is wonderful for the economies of every community that we bring it to.

Ultimately we are responsible in Congress.