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

I support it. I support it fully.

It would be beneficial to discuss the Forest Service's plans for implementing these additional sources of funding.

Change is hard, and some of these parks we have got to find a better way to do it.

somehow Congress has got to change the way we do NEPA and those other environmental laws, not to weaken them, not to take away the public's right to have a say in how things are managed

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

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

The other thing we are trying to look at is trying to slow down inflation, and inflation has been caused by all the excessive spending.

We, technically, are not supposed to fund anything that is not authorized.

Somehow we have got to address that, but this will kind of exacerbate that problem, which doesn't mean it shouldn't occur.

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

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

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

There are things that you can do better if you take the time to look at it.

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

If built, it would be one of the largest in the United States.

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…

They ought to all be treated equally.

I would think twice about going out and fighting wildfire if they didn't have the ability to suppress these catastrophic wildfires with fire retardant.

The Stibnite Gold Project in Idaho is the largest antimony reserve outside of Chinese and Russian control.

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

I appreciate that----

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

Great American Outdoors Act, great program. Great bipartisan support. You don't see that very often.

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.