Mike Simpson actually said...

My feeling is that there has got to be a better way.

One of my biggest concerns with the Forest Service is the impact that fire suppression costs are having on other program areas within the ag...

Well, what bothers me a little bit about this is if you only give 60 percent of the fixed costs, you are effectively setting policy.

Our common goal is to establish credible, sustainable wildfire budgets without decimating non-fire-related programs.