"I was just up at Crater Lake where they showed that they have lost 240 inches of average snowpack over the last 90 years."
"And in the eastern part and southern part of my state we have had droughts that have gone on year-after-year."
"And the irrigation districts are responding by, one, changing their practices on the farm to get more crop with less water."
"But I asked that simply because there is a tool that was incredibly effective that I worked to revitalize."
"I would appreciate any help that we can get."
"Are you familiar with that NRCS Framework, and do you support that?"
"Can we recognize that this is an incredibly powerful tool to help address the goals in the Western Water and Working Lands Framework?"
"Yes. Thank you. And certainly this is an agenda that we can continue to push forward."
"I've been pushing the administration to set up just such a hotline and the reaction so far has been modest."
"Indeed, the budget request for fiscal year 2024 gives us another stark reminder that our forests are in peril, and that we need these investments."
"I feel strongly that if we want to build a safer, more competitive country, we can't give up on the need to invest right here at home."
"I think we all agree that a continuing resolution, or government shutdown, would be a disaster."