I do think that this is something that should be subject to greater scrutiny, greater discussion.

I expressed my view that the Federal Government should prioritize more on the research activities side rather than deployment subsidies.

my concern is that we not leave Greely at less than full capacity and capability.

I would just repeat the request of my colleague here. I, too, would appreciate the opportunity to learn more in a closed setting.

I think you and I would agree that it helps to have additional testing.

There are future cost savings, I think, if we were to improve Missile Field 1 to 11 or 20 silos now instead of 6.

It was absolutely my view that it was shortsighted by the Administration with the previous decommissioning of Missile Field 1 there at Greely.

I believe that rising American production has reduced, or at the very least, restrained some of what we're seeing in terms of prices at the pump.

If I may interrupt the Chair, which is not something that I like to do, but you have brought up, I think, a very important reality that here in this committee, we are producing, we are working, we are doing the work that committees should.

I continue to believe that we need to take every step possible to reduce and stabilize fuel prices for American families and for our businesses.

It will mean rejecting rather than seeking punitive tax hikes, it will require the timely approval of needed projects, including the Keystone Excel pipeline.

increased American oil production or domestic production here, which I mentioned, is up 30 percent over the past 5 years, has reduced or at least restrained prices at the pump

We've got more untapped oil than any other State, we've got broad public support for new production.

But we still haven't gotten to the point where we're seeing more timber actually being harvested.

Obviously it's of great importance to all of us that we wrestle with the O and C issue.

The uncertainty that we see. The litigation that follows.

I agree wholeheartedly with you on the importance of increasing the timber harvest on our Federal lands.

There's no constitutional right to a 5-year delay and just have delay after delay after delay.

I look forward to a rigorous discussion about the Federal policies and management practices on our Federal lands that are affecting the timber harvest.

The fact that unfortunately, too often, we have this one size fits all mentality here.

I think in your initial comments you mentioned that it's your sense that within the Forest Service currently there is perhaps too much focus on restoration rather than on the economy itself.

Let us, as a State, manage our own forests.

I think far too often we see policies that really do restrict or limit that.

the Fish and Wildlife Service has recently issued critical habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl and has provided guidance that some harvest in the habitat can occur.

We're starting to see them in the questions.