"What I wanted to do was to make sure, as I say, jurisdictions small and large would have more tools in their tool box, and I think we have been able to do that."
"I'm going to want to ask you some more questions, specifically, Mr. Secretary, about the relationship with you all and the Commerce Department."
"The U.S. is now losing market share in overseas markets on environmental goods."
"What mechanism is there between the Department of Energy and the Commerce Department so that we can figure out how to tap the export potential of clean-tech before we lose more ground?"
"If the Federal government can bail out our automobile companies and banks, it cannot support bailing out the timber industry in Montana?"
"Good for Senator Jon Tester! Please give this critically important legislation every consideration."
"please do the same with the landscape restoration suggested by the bill...mandate that too."
"What I think we are going to be measured on... is people are going to say how many acres did you get treated that you really took a step to make the forest healthy again?"
"Thank you very much."
"We have got to get some results because that is what our constituents are demanding of us."
"We must do a better job of this, and I think Secretary Vilsack's speech in August of this year on the national forests and the private forests emphasized the importance of collaboration."