I teamed up with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, to save those 24 centers when they were proposed for elimination.

I don't call them 'congressionally directed', I call them 'community-initiated', because they are community initiated.

So tribes that are interested in partnering with the Forest Service will, under your leadership, the Forest Service will hold government-to-government meetings with them to try to work out arrangements?

All right, well that 50 percent sounds a little scary, thinking about the fires that we will be facing in our various states.

the fact that they are being completely bypassed by the procedures, totally unacceptable, it was a scandal then, it will be a scandal again

Self-certification wasn't working because they were advertising in California for jobs; in Oregon they were advertising saying you need to speak two languages

It is like a heroin addict saying that the solution to heroin addiction is more heroin.

it is very important that we get it on June 15th

You can't hardly pick up any kind of newspaper that doesn't talk about the expanding problems with microplastics, the problems with the plastics being swept out to sea.

If your team in Oregon is running into any significant hurdles, I would just ask that they let me know.

I appreciate the commitment you have expressed to make sure it sustains its scope and functionality, incredibly important to my state.

one of the conversations in my home state is about the best strategies for making forests more resilient, more resistant to fire.

We are really pleased that the infrastructure bill had $3.5 billion to clear the backlog on the sanitation deficiencies list at the time of passage.

Thank you very much for your testimony.

We look forward to your testimony.

You have heard from us as is the Senate tradition, but we are really here to hear from you.

There is a lot that the Forest Service is doing on mass timber, which is important to our state, and nanotechnology and wood strength.

Senator Wyden and I pushed really hard for funding back in 2009 and 2010 for a lot of money to thin forests.

I thought that that had a lot of merit to make sure Indian Health Services did not shut down during a government shutdown.

How we spend that $162 million is going to be so important to the future and success of all the stakeholders in the Basin.

So I am very pleased that in the Omnibus I secured $4 million to start a new EPA grant program that helps communities prepare for, and protect against wildfire smoke.

consumers in America, are just kind of really believe that we are monitoring the chemicals that go into products in a way we are not.

What are the most important funding increases for making progress in tackling climate chaos?

Is very soon, like June?

I hope that we're able to continue this bipartisan tradition.