"S. 2798 recognizes that we are facing a forest health disaster in the West, and we must respond with the same intensity that we would to other natural disasters."
"S. 2798 is a simple, common sense bill that could be easily implemented by land management agencies."
"I probably would beg to differ with you if that was the conclusion that the studies that you cited reached."
"It is interesting. Does that include the time of the year also?"
"The fire burns very differently when it hits an area that has previously either been harvested or been burned previously."
"I want to make that clarification."
"It would be a shorter period of time than red fir, I would assume?"
"I am deeply disappointed to see that the President's budget does not allocate a single penny to addressing this multi-State emergency."
"It is hard for me to believe that a dead stand, particularly if it has still got needles on it, won't burn faster and hotter than a live stand will."
"I am honored to co-sponsor this bill with you."
"In the face of this emergency, the administration must ignore politics and focus on results."