Thank you, Chief. Thank you, Madam Chair.

We remain optimistic on the infrastructure plan, that we have proven in the past when additional funding has been made available to this agency, that we have been able to quickly respond, to be able to implement those projects, to be able…

When you talk about gaining efficiencies, know that I want to work with you on that, but you cannot talk about it and say this is the direction we are going, and then reduce your budget.

I look forward to working with you on the Land and Water Conservation Fund and some of these projects that are moving along and have been in process.

What are the benefits to the Forest Service and its employees in this organizational shift?

Thank you very much, appreciate it. Thank you, Madam Chair. I look forward to working with you.

We strongly urge you to maintain funding for these programs at fiscal year 2017 levels.

it is a really deplorable situation, which we hope you can assure us that we are going to get on a path, so we can remedy this.

Yes, and I am sure that if the $99 million in cuts were restored to you, you could make progress on additional items also.

But will you begin a formal Federal rulemaking process to replace this rule?

Thank you very much. Please do that for the record.

Please provide the EPA scientific analysis and recommendation presented to you on your decision to reject a petition to revoke food tolerances for chlorpyrifos.