"I think what I'd like to have an assurance on is that you will give great deference to the folks at the Fish and Wildlife Service."
"But I can tell you, specifically, as I talked to virtually the entire administration's economic team, I wasn't able to convince them to go along. And I think that's unfortunate."
"What I can tell you, specifically, is I talked to virtually the entire administration's economic team. I wasn't able to convince them to go along, and I think that's unfortunate."
"We've haven't been able to do it because of this policy with respect to Federal lands."
"I want to thank the Secretary first for the very strong message you sent about ethical priorities at the Department."
"I and others want to get that material and use it as a source of biomass, as a source of clean energy that we think will put people to work, and will, at the same time, make our forests healthier."
"I think making sure that wave energy gets the attention it warrants would fit perfectly at page two of the order."
"Let's get this definition right so that we can get some of the woody biomass off Federal lands."
"Let us talk about ways to make it simpler, because I think you have put your finger on it."
"I want to commend you, Mr. Chairman, and also Senator Feinstein."
"Because my sense is, talking to local law enforcement officials, they certainly do not want the Federal Government to come on in and dictate to them various things with respect to these prosecutions."
"I think anything that could raise the bar in this kind of joint prosecution effort and in the new area that we are just beginning to look at now, which is using Article 4 not just where we have a care..."