Frank Pallone actually said...

"It is clear from the testimony today that wildfire risk in the American West is extreme, and it is also clear that wildfires are not exclusively a Western State problem."

"wildfires are becoming more frequent and more dangerous and more destructive due to the impacts of climate change."

"Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, opening statement."

"the average annual number of large wildfires in the Western United States has tripled and the area burned six times greater."