On the recordJuly 7, 2015
I would suggest that the spotted owl is covered by their planning process today in some measure because it certainly contributed to the downfall of our communities, absent this plan. Look, all we are asking for is time for people to have a better chance to review what this Federal agency, after 20 years, has finally come up with--1,500 pages. I think they should have a chance, as do my colleagues, including Mr. Schrader, a member of your party, supporting this amendment. So it is a bipartisan Oregon approach that I would hope my colleague from Maine would share that we need to do better managing America's Federal forests. Turn on the TV. They are going up in flames right now. I don't like that for the habitat. I don't like that for the communities. I don't like that for what the firefighters have to face. I think we can do better. Most observers in the State think we can do better, and I would encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
