Maria Cantwell actually said...

"I hope that as my colleague and I continue to work on this, we certainly will not be shortchanging the volunteer fire departments because they are our best resource, in my opinion, right now to help u..."

"I will guarantee you my colleagues here in the United States Senate are well on their way to having that fixed."

"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."

"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."