Forestry and healthy forestry is the perfect thing to do that with.

I take strong exception to that.

We look forward to working with the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands and Congressman Bruce Westerman to ensure that a solution addresses both fire borrowing and the erosion of the Forest Service's budget over-time due…

Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men.

I have stated before that the forests need industry much worse than industry needs forests today.

If we truly want clean air, clean water, better wildlife habitat, more biodiversity, thriving rural communities that can supply renewable, American-made building products, energy, paper, and packaging products, then we will pass this bill…

Thank you for doing a second round of questioning. I want to publicly acknowledge the input we have had from Democrats on this bill.

If any of my friends across the aisle can present a better way to manage our forests, please present your ideas. Let's debate the ideas.

I commend Chairman McClintock for holding this hearing today and taking steps to discover what barriers the Administration is facing.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses for being here today.

I have said this a lot, but there are no negatives to a healthy forest system, and healthy forests, they provide clean air, clean water.

Our national forests sadly are not healthy, and the effect we see are the increasing wildfires.