Charles Taylor: “There is enormous pressure in this country from organizations that take in hundreds of millions of dollars, scaring…”

“There is enormous pressure in this country from organizations that take in hundreds of millions of dollars, scaring people, and they want to continue to do that. That is why a lot of misinformation has been put out. I am afraid some of my colleagues have gotten hold of it and believed it. Mr. Chairman, my colleague who got up a moment ago and said that we had cut green trees in salvage, it is absolutely misinformed. I will pay $1,000 cash today if anyone can bring me evidence of any green tree that has been cut under the salvage bill. We are not talking about the 3-18 amendment that was made taking older sales that were set aside long ago and had been under appeal, we are talking about the salvage bill. For instance, I have seen a piece of information here showing pictures put out by folks who said, 'The tree below is more than 700 years ago. It was cut down because Congress passed a salvage rider which has allowed large-scale harvesting of America's oldest and most valuable trees.'”