Thomas McClintock actually said...

"What he didn't explain was that process takes a year or more, and by the time the normal environmental review of salvage operations has been completed, a year from now, what was once forestland will h..."

"The situation is particularly urgent because of the early infestation of bark beetles, which have already been observed attacking the dead trees."

"It is estimated that up to 1 billion board feet of fire-killed timber can still be salvaged out of the forests that have been devastated by the Yosemite Rim Fire, but it requires immediate action."

"If you want timely salvage operations in Yosemite or anywhere else in the country--if that's really your goal--fund the Government."