Peter DeFazio actually said...

We write on behalf of Trout Unlimited and its 3,600 members in Montana to sincerely thank you for scheduling a hearing on H.R. 2259.

But those activities cost money. Implementing the Healthy Forest Restoration Act...requires congressional appropriation.

There is common ground between Democrats and Republicans on this committee about the need for restoration to make our forests more resilient...

This would be a python. This would be the tail of an alligator, where it burst through the python which attempted to devour it.