Much of the legislation that we want to see passed this year has been held up because of this insistent threat that we have to fully fund LWCF.

I want to stress again that this is not just a carbon sequestration bill, it is a carbon emission reduction bill.

Despite public misconception, the United States leads the world in reducing emissions while we are growing our economy.

I wish we had longer to have that conversation.

This policy will result in reduced carbon emissions.

I am sure this is going to be a fascinating--another series of ongoing hearings, first on climate change.

No, and I challenge anybody in the room or outside the room to tell me a better way to get the existing carbon that is in the atmosphere at 411 parts per million, to get that out of the atmosphere.

The answer is trees. Unequivocally, the most pragmatic, proactive, economical, and large-scale solution to reducing atmospheric carbon levels is sustainable forestry.

It is wonderful that when you try to satisfy special interest groups, you can't satisfy them all without actually destroying all of them at the same time.

Did you know the oldest structures on Earth are wooden structures.

I will take all I can get.

Americans want Congress to act. According to the Pew Research Center, most Americans currently list the environment as one of the top policy priorities.