So often, we forget about the families, and we don't really remember what the families are wrestling with.
I am very pleased that today we are going to be looking at S. 1270, legislation that I have introduced to expand the bou...
My bill would allow a local solution to go forward to protect the monument resources.
I feel very strongly that recreation is a special economic engine for Oregon, and I certainly want to see the opportunit...
I am just trying to figure out what is behind your opposition to my legislation.
Why has it not been worked out? Why has it not been accomplished in the year that I have introduced this legislation?
So you want another 6 months on top of the fact that I introduced the legislation a year ago.
But to get problems solved, you have got to have people step up, and unfortunately, that has not taken place.
I want to thank you in advance for stepping up to a higher standard here when it comes to working together.
The heart of the problem it seems to me is pretty straightforward. We are having more large wildfires.
Almost every year the Forest Service has to go out and spend more money on wildfire suppression than it has budgeted.