Political Quotes

“Gifford Pinchot, who is the father of the Forest Service and he, in fact, was the adviser to the creator of our national park and forest system, President Teddy Roosevelt, was adamant that our Federal forests not be "preserves" but "reserves," managed for the best good of the public. He specifically viewed timber harvest as a central part of forest management. I urge the Senate not to move away from the very essence of that ideal by Gifford Pinchot. I commend the senior Senator from Washington for his efforts on this, and I say that on behalf of so many citizens throughout the Northwest who have seen the devastation of these fires. Also, let us allow the forest managers to be the forest managers there on the ground. We cannot manage it from this Chamber. We need to allow them to be the managers, as was intended, as they have the ability to do.”