John Salazar: “I would hope that one of the things that you can do, Senator Menendez and the rest of this committee, is not to look at…”

I think we have failed in many aspects of that and would hope that that would be one of the areas that you would be rigorous and really try to make positive steps.

Achieving these objectives requires a Secretary willing to engage Indian country, listen to and appreciate the wisdom and experience of Indian tribal leaders.

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.

we ought not to be reckless and thoughtless about how we move forward.