"I hope that today's hearing will be the first step in passing his bill, the Oregon Caves Revitalization Act."
"I am especially pleased to see that a popular area known as the Joaquin Rocks would be permanently protected as Wilderness in this bill."
"I do have concerns about whether having a prayer installed at the World War II Memorial would go against one of the countries founding principles, the separation between church and State."
"I would like to commend Congressman Farr for his tireless efforts to move his legislation forward."
"to enhance the protection of the resources associated with the Monument"
"I know it is not the direct subject of today's hearing, but I would like to turn to railcars yet again."
"I mean, it seems to me that there just needs to be a simplified process here."
"But it does say, 'This guide does not supercede any existing plans or directives.'"
"I mean your people--you know, you are not overstaffed in your agency, you have a lot more important things to do than over-regulating existing rights-of-way."
"But the example I used was, we lack early seral on west side Oregon."
"The rarest form of forest in western Oregon, according to the noted scientists, Jerry Franklin and Norm Johnson, is seral, early seral."