Jim Risch actually said...

"I think the chairman would agree with me that there is a, putting it kindly, modest lack of knowledge of the forest industry and how forests and landscapes work and grow."

"I appreciate you giving me this opportunity. Thank you, Senator Wyden, for what you are doing."

"Very simply, what this bill does, it allows--it permits, but does not require, but does permit the Secretary of Agriculture to issue permits..."

"The problem you just described, is that--I hate to use the word 'fault,' but is that the consequences of what we're doing or not doing or the consequences of what the individual countries are doing or..."