"It is essential. People can't take jobs if they can't afford a place to live."
"You know, it is clear that the purchasing power of the strategy has diminished significantly."
"We need to really reduce the risk of fire and that means directing resources to do forest management."
"The key is that we maintain this agreement, when it comes up for renewal in 2024."
"I want to turn to the Western Oregon operating plan (WOOP), as it is referred to, and this is a plan that coordinates the approach to wildfire response."
"And a few years ago, I held a sucker summit."
"And for the first time, we provided $5 million specifically for FRIMA activities."
"Once we lose them there, they are gone. And we know how hard it is to get the phosphorus out of the lake."
"The world needs American leadership and to lead we have to have the power of our example."
"I adamantly oppose the Biden administration's approval of fossil fuel projects, one project after another."
"I am still concerned that the EPA is failing to protect frontline communities already overburdened with toxic chemicals and other forms of pollution when it comes to that process."
"Similarly, approval expanding a fossil fuel pipeline in my state is contrary to the steps that Oregon has taken to build a clean energy future."