Collaboration between private forest owners and State and Federal agencies has proven to drive conservation outcomes.

As the Nation faces record inflation, we must be very conscious of our decisions on this committee.

I have said this before, but it is important to repeat it: as the Nation faces record inflation, we must be very conscious of our decisions on this committee to not saddle future generations with unnecessary economic burdens and further…

Farmers are fearful of their practices and what they're going to be able to do and so forth.

I said I would say something good about the EPA, and actually, I actually like the EPA.

I was proud to work with the EPA, and the State of Idaho, and the City of Boise to do that.

I am glad Stewart left before I said that.

I joined my colleagues in introducing legislation to make sure that doesn't happen.

the horrendous inflation that we have seen, and every economist that I have ever talked to has said that it is caused by excessive spending by the Federal Government.

What you and Congressman Zinke were talking about, you and I talked about at my office. We love our national parks to death.

I understand that the construction is a real issue. But ultimately the two can coincide.

You need to come to Idaho and speak to some farmers because I will tell you, and these are not extremist farmers, MAGA farmers.

I agree with you fully that the public has a right to say how the public lands are managed.

At that time, it had been 23 years since the Endangered Species Act had been reauthorized, and we knew that there would be an amendment to put the money in.

I have some real problems with the WOTUS rule.

I think that is a good discussion to have, but I think it should happen as part of the annual appropriations process.

We have got billions, I mean billions of dollars sitting out there in COVID relief, and we can't find out where it is.

Do you really think our adversaries, Russia and China, care what the Department of Defense and whether our NNSA can handle what they are requesting?

We find we have much greater success going to the hunting organizations and talking to people, showing them what the effect is and stuff.

I am very concerned, however, with the amount of new staff that are planned to be hired with this funding because, as you know, this funding will run out.

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

The reason I voted against it is because they kicked the can down the road on the tough issue, and that is how you are going to pay for it in the future.

But before I die, I'm going to save Idaho's salmon runs. I hope you'll help us do that.

The EPA has done some good things.

If you are ever going to get to zero carbon, nuclear energy is an essential part of it.