03/25/2013
https://congress.gov...
"Last year, the Waldo Canyon fire destroyed 347 homes and killed 2 people. This year the Black Forest fire tragically claimed about 500 homes and 2 lives."
"This year marks the second consecutive year that my home State of Colorado and my congressional district has experienced record-setting fires in terms of property lost in a single wildfire."
"It is clear that our national forests are in an unhealthy and dangerous state that poses an extreme risk to public safety, water supply, and wildlife, resulting in larger and more intense wildfires."
"The oil industry is accused of getting subsidies. That is certainly not true."