Political Quotes

I point out that there is layer upon layer of Federal protective designations already in place. More importantly, the local community has worked together for almost 7 years to put together a bill similar to the one that has been passed by…

I thank Chair Westerman for the work he has done in creating the Fix Our Forests Act. The path to solving any problem starts with an understanding of scale. The Western United States has millions upon millions of acres of trees, over 85…

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.

I rise today to call out the injury and injustice being inflicted on my State and my constituents by the inappropriate and unfair enforcement of the Endangered Species Act as it has been and is being applied to the reintroduction of the…