"This is regulation by imagination. This is the worst waste of Federal resources that I can imagine."
"this Cottonwood Decision has caused a state of paralysis in managing our Federal forests by requiring forest plans to go through new ESA consultations every time a new species is listed."
"H.R. 7157, my Strengthen Wood Product Supply Chains Act is simply a bill that asks for some rational process by which foreign, exotic woods are regulated as they come into the United States."
"H.R. 7157, a bipartisan bill offered by Congressman Duarte, would amend the Lacey Act to foster greater accountability, transparency, and certainty for businesses."
"That goes from $500 to $1,000 a day per container, which adds up if you have multiple containers in a shipment and they are all held."
"So, what we are mainly worried about is foreign sourcing issues that Customs and Border Patrol would have."
"a legitimate player like yourself is going to look at alerts and, hey, don't buy these things from Peru, don't buy these things from Russia."
"Thank you to the Secretary. I had just a month ago best-of-breed growers in my district..."
"This isn't endangered species or an invasive species issue, or a threat to agriculture or the ecosystem in America."
"Thanks to the hard work of Reps. Duarte and Costa, whose wood product industry in California has experienced many of these importation issues."
"So, what this bill does, it simply says notify the importer, your company, within 5 days if there is a problem with a shipment."