Peter DeFazio actually said...

"The rarest form of forest in western Oregon, according to the noted scientists, Jerry Franklin and Norm Johnson, is seral, early seral."

"Mr. DeFazio, I appreciate your comments that we cannot accept a patchwork of decisionmakers on a local basis who may or may not understand the larger issues of the importance of the electrical grid to..."

"To the Bonneville Power Administration, my understanding is that since BPA has rights-of-way that date from the 1930s and 1940s, that there is some problem with the recognition of these as rights-of-w..."

"I appreciate the Chairman's willingness to include this bill in today's legislative hearing, and I look forward to working together to move this legislation forward."