We've got to break the cycle. We're spending money on fighting fires when it would be much better to cut some wood and get us a permanent supply.

The reason I ask that is because at one point in time they were going to put C-27s at the Air National Guard in Great Falls, Montana.

I'm not for privatizing Government. But my problem is that there were better options on the table.

Look, as a regional forester in Region 1, the most important region, right?

Thank you for being here, Chief Tidwell. I appreciate the job that you do.

We've got some issues as far as mitigation of catastrophic wildfires.

I'm very encouraged to see the administration is putting some additional funding into renewable energy on public lands.

I think 'effectiveness' is the key word here, and 'efficiency'.

Sequestration has negatively impacted them in a big, big way.

That's why our fiscal year 2014 budget is so important. It would restore and increase and get us back to where we need to be with the tribes.

Mr. President, first let me thank Senator Enzi and Senator Alexander. I completely agree with their position. I had a chance to talk about this issue when we were debating it on the budget issue. The bill simply removes an impediment from…

I have never supported the sequestration. I always thought it was a big mistake. These are across-the-board, mindless cuts that say every priority in government is identical to the other. That is not the case. If you had a problem in your…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Successful Primary Care Programs: Creating the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on April 23, 2013, at 4 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

This is really a strategy that gets people started in homeownership which has a huge impact on the success of families.

This is an effort to address a significant area in southern Oregon, where you have a complicated set of rivers and dams and species.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 23, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

We need to do more, not less.