Scott Tipton actually said...

These are good, old-fashioned eastern mountain people. They will get the job done.

No is not an answer. It is time to have so called skin in the game from everyone.

While long-term active forest management will protect all of us over the long-run, we have to protect our people and our assets today.

My bill renews and reforms this important tool so that these types of initiatives are primed for success.