Ron Wyden: “I thanked the Chairman for helping us in the Northwest to address a serious, growing problem with a tremendous…”

“I thanked the Chairman for helping us in the Northwest to address a serious, growing problem with a tremendous overpopulation of geese in the Pacific Northwest. During the course of the past year the Oregon and Washington Farm Bureaus, the Alaska Waterfowl Conservation Committee, and state and federal wildlife agencies have worked together on a plan to address this growing problem, and I appreciate the Chairman's help in funding this proposal. Mr. President, the Oregon and Washington Farm Bureaus have provided critical leadership in helping us obtain these funds, and I wonder if the Chairman of the Subcommittee would engage in a colloquy about how these funds are to be spent.”