Maria Cantwell actually said...

"I do not see how the President's budget even begins to enable the Forest Service to fulfill its motto of caring for the land and serving the people."

"This budget proposes to cut almost $300 million from fighting forest fires and another decrease of $50 million for preventing wildfires."

"I cannot imagine a universe where anyone thinks that status quo at the Forest Service is acceptable, particularly in regards to the fires that we have been facing."

"The science says that we should be focusing our nation's attention on funding and getting ahead of the fire problem."