Sustainability is keeping something at a level or better than you found it in the past to get on to future generations.

The No. 1 reason for deforestation in the United States? It is development.

Not hardly. I consider planting trees and taking care and being good stewards of the forests that we have sound environmental stewardship.

If we are allowing management in an area, then, by definition, it shouldn't be a wilderness area. If our plan is to put the fire out when it starts and it could possibly do damage to property or life, that is not a very good plan. We…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arkansas will be postponed. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Cunningham The Acting CHAIR. It…

There are a couple of things that I would like to point out here. First off, I am having a hard time understanding the logic. I appreciate the gentlewoman trying to explain what these potential wilderness areas are, but in the debate on…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Arkansas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I have had an opportunity to visit this beautiful part of the world that my colleague from Washington represents, and I know that he has the best interests of those beautiful forests and beautiful natural areas at heart, and it is because…

This strikes all the potential wilderness designations proposed in this package, which is a very vague and ambiguous designation that gives broad discretion to the relevant land management agencies to designate these areas as wilderness at…

This is a commonsense amendment that will help ensure that the lands designated as wilderness in this package are not areas that are at high risk for catastrophic wildfire. One of the clear flaws of the package before us is the apparent…

Again, I encourage the adoption of this commonsense amendment; that we let the science rule; that we keep land available, our precious land and our precious resources to use in this fight to remove atmospheric carbon, to make the world a…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 234, after line 21, insert the following (and redesignate subsequent provisions accordingly): TITLE…