You can have your cake and eat it too if we do it right in terms of managing these resources.

I look forward to a productive discussion on how we can be certain the Forest Service is doing everything within reason to produce a stronger rural America.

The thing I find most interesting is that the forest and timber industry provides about $9 billion in economic impact to the state.

I have been told that sequester is Latin for idiotic governance, and it may be true.

I am really pleased to hear you talking about this commitment on moving towards biofuels.

Well, I am grateful for that, and our public land legacy is the envy of the world, so I appreciate the work you are doing, and I yield back.

I can tell you from being around here, that is an unusual and a very appreciated gesture and it shows his concern.

We can look to the future on biomass and value-added products, at the same time keeping that legacy of outdoor usage.

Congratulations on assuming this. You are the right person for this job, and I am grateful.

I am optimistic, as I said. Again, this is a legacy that is the envy of the world.

What are the factors do you think in addition to what the Forest Service is doing that are leading to those changes?

Again, I am really pleased to hear you talking about this commitment on moving towards biofuels.

I am very grateful and proud to be serving with you.

I think it bodes well for the future on this. I am optimistic, as I said.

It has been obvious since you came to Congress, you have been a champion of rural issues, rural America, and done it in a positive, visionary way.

My focus is to ensure that Federal funding for state and private forestry is well-spent.

I would kind of like to hear what you think.

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