"Rural Arizona communities like the one in my congressional district depend on the multiple use of public lands for their livelihoods."
"I mean it was vibrant. Today, a little over a year-and-a-half after the largest forest fire in Arizona history, we had yet to salvage one log, not one log here."
"Our forests and natural resources are a way of life in Arizona. I remain saddened by what has happened to our constituents that have been adversely affected by wildfire."
"The status quo is no longer good enough. The status quo has given us decades of declining forest health."
"There is an emergency situation in our communities and we must act."
"If we don't, we are going to bankrupt our federal and local governments."
"The current federal system continues to prioritize fighting fires."
"I support Arizona's collaborative, landscape-scale restoration project, the Four Forest Restoration Initiative or 4FRI."
"Without active management, forests have become overgrown, leaving them extremely susceptible not only to the catastrophic wildfire Congressman Walden alluded to."
"We think this is a great, balanced approach, fair, end to the timber wars, and hopefully the resurrection of rural timber counties across this country."
"Our proposal received endorsements, as you have heard, from the Oregon State Senate, the Oregon House of Representatives, and the Governor's office."