Mike Simpson actually said...

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.

Simpson expresses concern about funding policies affecting the Forest Service's operations.

02/23/2009

More Mike Simpson Quotes

To lose that ability to use fire retardant, well, I wouldn't be a firefighter anyway, but if I were...

Don't go particularly nuts, but, you know, it won't be pretty when it first comes out, but that is the way it is.

I would think twice about going out and fighting wildfire if they didn't have the ability to suppress these catastrophic wildfires with fire...

I think, $52 million went to, if I remember correctly, to Indian Country, which is totally inadequate.