Bruce Westerman actually said...

"There is a proper time and place for fire, but it is not when your forests are overgrown, overstocked, dried out, and bug-infested."

"If you care about clean air and clean water, you should care about forest management."

"I think the Forest Service has to create some credibility, and it has to be long-term commitments like the 20-year stewardship contract if you ever want to get that industry back."

"But it is really hard to come in here and talk about increased money for firefighting, when that is just putting a Band-Aid on the wound instead of going to the symptom of what is causing the problem."