I have never had in 10 years on this subcommittee, I have never had somebody come up here and when I asked them a direct question, they do not answer it.
It should have been rather than going into Treasury where now you have to get a loan to get it out of Treasury.
I have got a bill to do that.
It is good to have you here, Secretary Zinke. Appreciate your willingness to serve.
They would say fund it.
You could have recommended that appropriation within your budget.
The agency emphasized that SRS supported economic opportunities for local communities.
We need your help to be able to resolve this so that we can do our job to consult.
It is crucial that Congress gets this done.
I think it--truthfully, if you talk to the county commissioners, and I know you have, you know what they will tell you.
I will tell you why. Forest fighting costs since 1995, they were 16 percent. Today, they are 52 percent.