Frank Lucas actually said...

"I am not talking about stewardship cuts because those do create local jobs and you can keep some of that money, quite frankly, in the forests for other projects but I am talking about the green timber..."

"We prevent wildfires. We promote healthy forests by timbering, and we promote robust rural economies."

"Can you update the Committee on what the Forest Service is doing to increase timber sales on Federal forests so that we as U.S. taxpayers quite frankly can start to capitalize on our investments."

"I appreciate the Chairman holding this timely and important hearing to examine the real challenges that are facing both the U.S. and international regulators."