John Salazar: “Don't they say in the West you can steal my wife but don't steal my water? I don't say that.”

I will not tolerate the kind of improper actions highlighted in the Inspector General's findings.

The mountain pine beetle epidemic in Colorado and throughout the West is devastating, Madam Chair. It is destroying our forests and threatening our communities.

The Mountain pine beetle epidemic in Colorado and throughout the West is devastating. It is destroying our forests and threatening our communities.

We have been able to address some of the issues along the urban interface areas, but, as you see, the devastation is incredible in Colorado.