Rob Bishop actually said...

"A sharp decline in forest management--and I should say because of aesthetic, not scientific reasons--has left these forests in an extremely unnatural and unhealthy state."

"As many of you are witness to each day, the Mountain Pine Beetle has turned most of Colorado, not to mention pine forests throughout the West, into a sea of dead and dying trees."

"We can change courses, but if we do so, it will require that we are not impeded by inflexible regulations, impeded by frivolous lawsuits and appeals."

"I am convinced that for us to have sustainable forests, we must demand that the decisions made by our public land managers be based on proven science, not ideology and perception."