"I voted for that measure."
"But no amount of money will be sufficient, unless we acknowledge the link between climate change and wildfires."
"Today I am releasing a report that torches the myth that citizens engaging in democracy are turning our forests into tinder boxes."
"It is time for rational management of our Nation's forests."
"I have suggested that we rename it Denier Island, where those who question the science behind global warming can spend the summer cooling off."
"As this fire season has heated up, so has the rhetoric from the Majority."
"you must lead it in an absolutely critical time when it is faced with a daunting task of responding to the lessons of the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns"
"don't be afraid to stick to your guns and do what is right for the American people"
"Today, I am releasing a report that torches the myth that citizens engaging in democracy are turning our forests into tinder boxes."
"An analysis of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management projects to reduce the risk of fires reveals that these Republican accusations are just a smokescreen."
"This flash drought of 2012 is also man made, but not because we failed to learn the lessons of the land."