"I think they are nuts, but----"
"I have seen the great work that it does."
"I think that if we could address these recommended wilderness areas in a more timely fashion, I think there would be less concern about wilderness as a whole."
"When you say we put out 98 percent of the fires that start on Forest Service lands, is that being too successful?"
"The only thing certain in life anymore is that no matter what decision the Forest Service makes, they are going to be sued."
"What bothers me is what I see as a rush to throw money at the problem without a clear understanding of what we do not know."
"Do we need a climate change agency that could coordinate all of this government-wide?"
"I think we need a better effort to at least educate me as to how it is being coordinated and spent, that it is being done in the most useful way."
"Let us not let that deteriorate because of the budgets or the efficiencies you have to create within the Department."
"As this week is National Groundwater Awareness Week, I am pleased to see the increased emphasis in the budget on groundwater."
"I look forward to hearing your testimony this morning and working with you on the fiscal year 2011 budget."