"We will continue to spend $1 billion to $2 billion or more every day overseas rather than spending it here in the United States on clean energy."
"We need to end our dependence on foreign oil and foreign energy."
"It would be tremendous for the health of our forests, certainly for our ecosystems, for the impact on carbon dioxide in the air and the strength of our forest communities."
"I really look forward to working with both of you on this because currently we have viewed our forests as a source of dimensional lumber."
"I appreciate you adjusting your schedule to meet now and not when the panel is here later."
"This was the memo, not about new sources, but about carbon dioxide, in which you noted that controlling carbon dioxide is eco-extremism."
"Together, this substantial investment in transit coupled with transit-oriented development will lower vehicle miles traveled."
"We can't address our dependence on foreign oil without reducing oil consumption in the transportation sector."
"The Texas Transportation Institute estimates Portland has 20 percent less congestion than it would otherwise."
"Total carbon emissions in Portland are below the 1990 levels."
"Oregon has a tremendous amount, millions of acres, of second growth forest that is overgrown."