You have a 49 step process in order for somebody to get a drilling permit.

I would like to see doubling of all our Indian education budgets that we have.

It would be nice to have someone from the Administration... speaking to this issue, because I think it is so important that we understand very clearly what the priorities are.

We have a 13,000 unit backlog for homes. And we need to weatherize an additional 27,000 homes.

I got them to do a one stop shop on the reservation with the four agencies and streamline the approval process.

It is very important to the region's economy.

We won't have any money to build the road, though.

I just want to make sure that we don't have a different standard here, that for commercial timber sales, you know, you're--they won't be allowed to go forward unless they--more revenue comes in than goes out, and that, for other, it would…

If we don't have the folks within the industry that can hang on, then you aren't able to do the retooling.

I think we recognize that the bulk of the Tongass is just clearly not accessible by--without some additional road funding.

I leave the hearing this morning perhaps more frustrated than when I came in.

When are we going to see this transition plan?

Unfortunately the bill has not come up for a hearing in another committee in the Senate.

We would certainly hope that this administration, as well as any other administration, would protect those agreements that have been reached and, again, vigorously defend them.

I would certainly hope that you would work to protect the settlement agreement that was reached with regards to the Tongass.

I made the statement that there haven't been any stewardship contracts that return more revenue receipts to the Treasury than they cost the Forest Service to plan and prepare and sell.

I want to make sure that I understand that, with this budget, that is--that, in fact, the direction that is being taken with the budget is that you will--you will not be allowing sales to move forward that are these below-cost timber sales.

I have already heard from New Hampshire constituents on this matter and I am concerned about eliminating the opportunity for our senior and disabled citizens to enjoy our public lands at a more affordable rate.

I support the Administration's efforts for land conservation and its commitment to growing the Forest Legacy program.

I'd like to ask you about the roadless rule.

Is definitely different.

I want to thank you for scheduling the hearing.

I am greatly concerned about the decommissioning of this cutter and the negative impacts that we could potentially see on the safety and security, particularly within our commercial fishing industry.

There is a very real concern that it is going to make it impossible or exceptionally difficult for the Coast Guard to meet its already very challenging mission that it faces in Alaska.

We do not have the assurance that they are going to be able to meet the needs.