Thomas McClintock actually said...

"We cannot even get fire, salvage fire killed timber because the litigation delays the process beyond the period where that timber can be salvaged."

"But you are not increasing it. It has declined."

"I have to ask you, if you are not going to relinquish these lands, what are you going to do to use this tremendous asset that you are sitting on to restore prosperity to these communities?"

"The principal factor that was cited in these mill closures was the dwindling supply of timber coming from Federal lands."