Doug LaMalfa
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Douglas Lee LaMalfa is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Republican Party, LaMalfa has focused on issues such as agriculture, natural resources, and rural development during his time in office. He has been an advocate for policies that support farmers and promote economic growth in his district, which encompasses a large portion of Northern California.
I think the reality of this is--I know they have a union negotiation--the--labor negotiations coming up in the springtime.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for having this key hearing at a key time here on our supply chain, and what that means for all American consumers.
I think when we have this discussion here, ultimately--and I have seen it here in California--the move will be made to ban plastic products that are used for containers, so have at it.
I also find it fascinating in the conversation here, it was mentioned that we are using our kids as an experiment.
The logging community, which has never had a handout or a hand up, so to speak, by the federal government is only going to get about $200 million nationwide.
Congressman Stauber's district had a mill announce a closure about 15 months ago directly related to the impacts of the drop and demand for paper products.
We are very, very thankful for the work of our Maine delegation, especially Jared Golden and Senator Susan Collins.
I know she wants to be a partner as well, with that, I think we had a really good start today on this discussion during this 2021 fire season of where we can go.
I appreciate Mr. Costa bringing up that the forest plan needing an update for many years.
We have to have people that invest, they need to have confidence that they can be, over a 30 year period that they will have a steady supply that we can guarantee from Federal land.
There are big problems. And yes, whether it is 60 Minutes, or what have you, there are people on the ground that... feel very strongly about this.





