Again, I support this amendment. I, again, want to say how much I appreciate the gentleman's work and his passion for the forest, not only in his home State of Oregon, but across our country. I also want to add that, as Americans, we are…

I had a markup in another committee so I wasn't here to hear your verbal testimony.

What, other than Federal funding for discretionary grants, what types of policies would help implement the first mile and last mile improvements to our rail system?

I would like to thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar) for his leadership in setting up this Special Order on the importance of proper forest management, proper forest management on our Nation's Federal lands. I would also like to…

The 21st Century AIRR Act gives a voice to rural America on aviation issues. For too long, our aviation assets have been managed with little to no input from the citizens in the real world who are most impacted. The 21st Century AIRR Act…

Today, we will discuss one of the most serious threats currently facing our country--catastrophic wildfire.

We should apply tribal traditional knowledge and modern forestry to other Federal lands.

It is imperative that we identify and remove barriers to implementing critical risk reduction projects.

There is simply no excuse for allowing millions of Americans to remain in harm's way as our forests become more overgrown.

I would ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a report by the Dogwood Alliance that details exactly why logging, even when it results in durable forest products, does not result in a net gain in carbon emissions.

We believe the Nation would benefit by looking to Indian forestry as models of sustainability.

Those are the kinds of activities that are not going to make forests resilient. This is going to worsen the problem.