Steven Daines actually said...

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Wyden, combating chronic litigation does not erode public input, it safeguards it.

Litigation can take years to resolve which hurts forest health, is expensive, and it makes it very hard for Montana's wood product industry ...

There is more than a decade of obstructionist litigation that has slowed forest management projects.

It is time for Congress, in my opinion, to give the Forest Service this tool.