Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"I wanted to commend him - and Senator Baucus who is a cosponsor of the bill - for working so hard to try and resolve many longstanding contentious forest management and wilderness issues."

"This is a bill I introduced to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act."

"We believe gridlock has plagued proper forest management for many years resulting in the forest service not being able to properly manage our public forests."

"We commend Senator Bingaman for introducing this bill and appreciate the subcommittee's expeditious consideration of this very important legislation."