Your continued preference is for the legislation at this point, is that correct?

This bill is truly the work of the collaboration process to which a lot of people in this room subscribe and with which they are very familiar.

This bill takes into consideration as much as it possibly can, the diversity of uses and the diversity of habitats in a future that really protects this grand part of Idaho.

There has never been such broad consensus around legislation for the Boulder-White Clouds.

You can travel all over the world, but you would always remember your trip to the Boulder-White Clouds. It is truly unique.

It is not about us. It's not about, you know, as Mr. Simpson has said, it's not even about ten years from now. It's about a hundred years from now.

This bill only conveys 907 acres. I will apologize already that you will not see me tear up over the fact that this does convey 907 acres out of the hands of the Federal Government.

So with that, I see my time is up and then some.

I promise public hearings mean something.

the bill needed more compromise.

Senator Wyden, before you go, thank you for your work on, fire on Western acres. It has been a pleasure working with you on timber issues, and I look forward to continuing.

I know it is going to come as a horrendous shock to people in this town, but the states actually can make these kinds of decisions.