09/30/2013
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"This hearing is a valuable contribution to this Committee's understanding of why the federal timber sale program has failed in Alaska."
"I think it's a mistake for Congress to basically seed its authority to determine what's in the public interest to folks in the administration and agencies that are not elected."
"The National Forests were established for two reasons at the turn of the 20th Century; watershed protection and timber production."
"It is time for Congress to enforce this policy and promise by making the necessary management changes in Alaska."