Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"this is an asset that's going to be necessary as we deal with the fires, whether they're up in my State or out in Senator Tester's part of the country."

"So the glass is getting emptier."

"But, unfortunately, we're seeing--many of those who have been willing to collaborate and sit around the table at the Tongass Futures Roundtable, they're peeling off of that."

"I feel pretty discouraged. That's why I started off my comments today asking if your folks would be willing to sit down with the people in Wrangell to talk about a local plan there."