Ron Wyden actually said...

Our legislation ends the stop-everything approach that has paralyzed forest management.

My concern is, as it has always been with those kinds of approaches, that we would reignite the timber wars in our part of the United States...

I believe getting natural resources policy right represents what is best about our country: wise use of our treasured lands, air, and water.

A huge priority for me and the Governor is a more coherent policy for protecting our rivers, streams, and aquatic features.