"I think your biomass contribution alone makes it clear that you are setting out some of the most promising ground for the rural Oregon economy, and we're going to work closely with you."
"You all have been very constructive to work with, not just on this legislation, but on timber payments..."
"I could tell you, anybody who can increase their 30 or 40 percent of what they're doing, and they're talking about a promising industry of the future."
"I could tell you that talking to a lot of the partners in this, you're being pretty diplomatic when you say you were skeptical at the outset."
"This is the way you ought to try to move forward on major issues, where folks are working together."
"This is about greening up our power supply, putting our folks to work."
"We'll definitely follow up with you. My concern would be to just do it in one county..."
"I want to be very sensitive to the point of making sure that we get the advisory functions of this bill right."
"I share your view, as we've talked about, that funding is absolutely key to all this."
"Nobody thought Oregon could pull that off, either."
"we need you to ensure Congress appropriates the $50 million authorized in this bill"