"I want to publicly thank Chairman Dicks for his fine work, his sense of fairness and his steady hand leading this subcommittee in recent years."
"Much to the credit of Chairman Dicks, last year's conference report included historic changes in the way we budget for wildfire suppression."
"Just on that, as you know, when you start decommissioning roads, there has to be an appropriate reason to do so."
"If there is an agency where you would think the employees would love to get up and go to work, it would be the Forest Service."
"Congress needs to do its job and not just complain about them sitting out there as recommended wilderness areas."
"Are you proposing that, and if so, why?"
"The science is never settled until the people understand the science."
"I want to join Chairman Moran in welcoming you to testify today on your fiscal year 2011 budget request."
"Are the requirements different--as I understand it, the requirements are different for the Forest Service than the BLM in recommended wilderness areas?"
"I can imagine that."
"Nobody likes wildfires but the reality is, that is part of management of a forest and fire is necessary."