Maria Cantwell actually said...

"So you are saying both stop the fire borrowing so that we have more money in advance to actually do fuel reduction preparedness, but then, in addition, be ready for more rapid response with a differen..."

"Clearly you have put on the table some new ideas and points of direction that we should go in."

"I just want to ask the witnesses. Obviously this is a big priority for the State of Washington."

"To me, that's a national priority, to protect those forests."