Cliff Bentz: “This hearing is a much-needed focus on how the ESA is or is not working.”

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

I think it’s highly unlikely that you’d see much of any immediate benefit.

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.

One of the things that’s a huge challenge is access to get firefighters in so they can fight these fires.