Jim Costa actually said...

"We need to address this issue. Would you not agree?"

"Would you agree that it is time that we really take the effort to update the forest management plans for all of these forests that are being impacted?"

"I think everyone is aware of, that we are in a crisis mode, as it relates to the conditions of American forests caused by not only climate change, but a multitude of factors."

"We spend all the money that we set aside for forest management, and we end up in the billions of dollars spending money for fire suppression."