05/09/2012
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"Understand that in the rural West, not only are people frustrated, they can't understand how it is that their Government can come up with billions of dollars..."
"I think what you will find in these discussions, and my sense is we are going to have lots of them, is that this committee, on both sides of the aisle, is going to make sure that we get results."
"It is clear to me that a lot of these fires, they are not natural fires. These are infernos that just come about as a result of neglect."
"I want to thank Senator Tester for his leadership and his friendship, and I look forward to working with him on this."