John Salazar: “The fact that we have not had an Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs in the Department of Interior for 4 years is…”

I believe it is time we looked for a bipartisan legislation that will once again allow forest-management decisions to be made by those who wear the emblem of the Forest Service.

I wouldn't support stopping anyone from using our legal system to protect our forests.

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

I will take whatever steps are necessary, and within the scope of my authority, to redress improper decision-making regarding endangered species determinations.