"Their annual appropriated budget of $2.9 billion for the entire agency simply won't be able to account for the $11.6 billion backlog in maintenance."
"I am pleased all of the bills we are considering today honor that promise, and I look forward to working with Chairman Bishop and this Subcommittee to address the LWCF, as well."
"It is long past due that we discuss the backlog maintenance in our national parks."
"Our national parks have long been thought of as America's best idea. In fact, they have other complimentary names, such as our crown jewels. But more than anything, they are ours."
"I introduced the LAND Act to help pay for both backlog maintenance and the Land and Water Conservation Fund."
"Would it be helpful to have a change of statute, so that you had to do reforestation after wildfires?"
"I am hopeful we are going to get it done this year, and it seems like we have some agreement between leadership in the House and the Senate."
"I want to thank you and your staff for the help you have been in trying to do this wildfire fix that I have been working on for 4 or 5 years."
"So while doing the budget cap adjustment is an important step, addressing the 10-year average is a necessary step in trying to do the full fix to solve the wildfire funding."
"I am a little concerned that we are using existing funds in the appropriation to address the wildfires."
"No lives left behind."