Paul Tonko actually said...

"The United States burns twice as many acres as three decades ago, and Forest Service scientists believe the acreage burned may double again by midcentury."

"Congress should be looking at any and all ways to address wildfires and their air emissions, and most important of all, the policy measures that can help prevent or minimize wildfires in the first pla..."

"all the evidence points to a trend in recent years of more numerous and more severe fires."

"the area burned in the Western United States could quadruple."