Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"I am especially pleased that we're having the hearing on the legislation to designate approximately 29,650 acres surrounding the Devil's Staircase Waterfall in Wasson Creek as wilderness."

"Years of negotiation and cooperation have resulted in the legislation being introduced today."

"Governor Richardson has come out very recently in full support of the bill."

"The proposed Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area contains some of the finest old growth forests that remain in Oregon's Coast Range and a wealth of threatened and endangered wildlife."