Political Quotes

“This plan has broad support in Oregon--from local officials to sheriffs and DAs to business groups and labor unions to newspaper editorial boards. I have here the letters of support and resolutions from 24 counties across Oregon that, with your permission, Mr. Chairman, I would like to have entered into the Record. The Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act will create prosperous communities and healthy forests. It will provide certainty for teachers and law enforcement officers. It will provide tools to our professional forest stewards to better manage our forests, and it is our opportunity to make Federal forest policy work for Oregonians and all Americans. I urge its passage. Klamath County Commissioners, September 16, 2013. Hon. Peter DeFazio, Hon. Greg Walden, Hon. Earl Blumenauer, Hon. Kurt Schrader, Hon. Suzanne Bonamici. Dear Members of Oregon's House of Representatives: We are writing to request your support for HR 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, and ask that you vote in favor of this bill when the opportunity arises. HR 1526 would renew the commitment to manage federal forests for the benefit of counties impacted by federal forestland, improve forest health and help prevent catastrophic wildfires. Oregon continues to lose infrastructure and jobs due to federal policies that have strangled sustainable management of a renewable resource.…”