"Well, it is a really important issue. I will tell you that when I came to Congress 21 years ago..."
"I have asked for a larger amount of money for this committee because of all the unmet needs."
"The answer to that is put out wildfires before they become huge conflagrations, and that is the Forest Service's responsibility."
"I thought about trying to change the Federal law so that you have to do reforestation after wildfires because they are obviously just as devastating, if not more impactful than timber harvest."
"A, we know all the smoke in the air from wildfires is bad."
"I urge you to think about the broader economic impacts of some of these rollbacks."
"I appreciate the work you do. It is, like I said, vitally important, and any way we can help, I am more than willing to help."
"I urge this committee to see the wisdom in continuing to support these valuable programs."
"I do not know anyplace in Europe that has a permanent geological repository. It is all temporary."
"At some point in time we are going to have to bite the bullet and get on with this."
"I have been a huge supporter of the Everglades, continue to be, spent a couple days down there."