John W. Hickenlooper: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to both you and the Ranking Member for holding the hearing today and I appreciate the…”

I am one of the biggest supporters you will ever find of public lands, and we do not want to ever compromise that.

I think that is the--even some of the discussions about copper and mining and a lot of these things, we are having to look at them in a new light, and our forests, NEPA, each of these historical, important sets of rules, we have to examine…

We are seeing the planning at the fireshed level, trying to make us more resilient from future wildfires.

I do not underestimate the complexity of getting to doing this in a way that would be perceived as fair and just.