10/28/2013
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"I greatly appreciate us having this opportunity to have this very important hearing today, and cover the subject, as it greatly needs to be, and ongoing."
"I appreciate today. We need to do more of these hearings on wildfire."
"These past years have, again, been incredibly difficult for my district, and my neighboring districts too."
"It took the dust from the Dust Bowl to reach the steps of the Capitol to get action, and we hope that we don't have to deal with the smoke and the ash from this."