Maria Cantwell actually said...

"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."

"All of the witnesses mentioned these community preparedness plans. In some cases, I think, we are talking about everything from building codes to boundaries to communications about best practices."

"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..."