Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman from Arkansas for his hard work for a long time on this to create a bipartisan bill that is intended to succeed. The area that I represent in far northern California is one that has seen so much fire and so much destruction over the years. The Fix Our Forests Act is an important step and a meaningful step in having this not occur anymore. So I am really pleased that the effort can be bipartisan, and Chairman Westerman is able to advance this cause. Indeed, this is what one of my cities looked like, Paradise, California. It has already been 6 years, 85 lives lost, 300 towns affected in my district, 2 of them almost completely gone, Greenville, Canyondam, and a third one called Doyle. The fire burned right through that as well. We are getting tired of this. We are getting really tired of it. Now, with the tragedy in southern California, I guess that underlines it since it is getting a lot more national press. That is unfortunate. What I appreciate in this bill is that it is common sense, and it will help with these disasters and keep our power grid more reliable. With the legislation we will have more clearing around the power lines, a bill I was able to pass a while back that we are adding to this bill. Also, I am pleased to have a provision in here that advances more grazing.…”