Cliff Bentz: “It seems odd that the future of this Northwest would be determined by a group of people that get together, unelected.”

Absolutely. I don’t have a study yet that shows exactly how great that demand is.

Mr. Chairman, this is an excellent bill, and we need it in Oregon. We have 30 million acres of trees. We absolutely need what this bill would provide.

People who lose their homes and wages due to wildfire should not be taxed on the funds they received as result of these disasters.

So the market exists now. The issue is, will we have this additional $2.40 to make it actually work?