The Wilderness Society strongly supports Senator Wyden's proposal to designate 177,000 acres of wilderness additions.

We applaud the Senator's efforts to recognize the call for the protection of mature and old growth forests.

We want to thank Senator Wyden for demonstrating such strong leadership in his efforts to permanently protect the public lands surrounding Mt. Hood.

We commend Senator Wyden's strong, constant efforts to permanently protect the northwest's old growth forests.

The Senator is in sync with the people of Oregon as the result of his continued work to promote protections for old-growth forests.

We applaud the Senator's continued efforts to recognize the call for the protection of mature and old growth forests.

The Oregon Chapter commends Senator Wyden for opening this important and historic dialogue.

Are we protecting Mount Hood for the people or from the people?

I held two open public meetings in Portland and in Hood River.

I just think it's important not to see this as a zero-sum game.

We see this new rule to be a considerable barrier to our partnership.

It seems to me that the Administration is writing a new text book on how to promote foot-dragging on the most important environmental issues.

I voted for Mr. Leavitt's appointment. I want to say that I am really disappointed up to this point.

I regret to say I am going to hold up his appointment until we get access to this information.

I find it very troubling and it is why I think that the agency seems to be writing a textbook case for how you weaken some of these environmental laws.

It looks to me like powerful industries can essentially hotwire the regulatory process that weaken environmental rules.

It looks to me like he is saying that the agency will not use the Freedom of Information Act in the future to deny Members of Congress access to information.

It is a dangerous problem, but it is also dangerous practice to enact an industry wish list into law.