Tom Tiffany

First of all, merry Christmas. My bipartisan amendment prevents the USDA from issuing any rule that bans any of the milk covered in this bill, including chocolate milk. This would ensure that all types and flavors of milk are available to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 10, strike the period and quotation mark at the end and insert the following: ``(E) Limitation…

I would much rather be subject to that than the vicissitudes of a government that is trying to decrease the amount of energy that we produce in America.

So, we could shut down affordable energy here in America, and it will do nothing on the issue that is before us.

We conservatives that believe in producing energy however we can, we have always wanted to do that.

Congress must work with tribes to find large-scale long-term solutions to this problem to maintain the forestry infrastructure necessary to accomplish a fully integrated forest health treatment program that will help maintain our way of…

As soon as Representative Neguse gets here we will get his opening statement.

I look forward to discussing ways we can take this model and expand it across the nation to support healthier forests and tribal economies.

I just hope everyone on this Committee fully understands an increase in life expectancy since 1980 of 13 years.

Who benefits from us producing more energy? Americans.

Do you believe there was adequate consultation from the Federal Government with the Alaska Natives in the Administration's decision regarding ANWR?

Yes, thank you for your testimony, Representative Salinas.

I want to thank my colleague from New Mexico, Representative Stansbury, for introducing--perfect timing, by the way, Representative--for introducing and promoting the Accessibility on Federal Lands Act of 2023.

As I have stated before in this Committee, 63% of our land in the State of Idaho is federally controlled, and we are far too familiar in knowing just how devasting dry vegetation can be during the fire season.

One of the bills that would begin to address this problem is H.R. 4717, the Locally Led Restoration Act, offered by Congressman Lamborn.

I am very excited about that and the other bills that we have in this hearing that others have talked about.

It seems like, Mr. Chairman, that there is a recurring theme that goes through this Committee constantly in regards to less management leading to poorer outcomes.

The BIOCHAR Act would provide demonstration facilities in every region of the Forest Service and with the Bureau of Land Management.

That is why I have introduced the Locally Led Restoration Act, which attempts to establish more efficient ways of removing dead and dying timber from our forests.

As my colleague on this Subcommittee, Congressman McClintock, often likes to say, we have a choice.

My bill would allow timber contractors to propose their own contracts to land management agencies on the condition that at least 10 percent of the timber in a contract is salvaged material.

Those who understand the magnitude of our forest health crisis understand it is not a problem the Federal Government can fix alone.

We ran them out of America here over the last 20-plus years. Spotted owl, all these other fake crises, that is what has created this problem here in the United States of America.

None, zero. It didn't reduce emissions at all.

It scares the hell out of me when you mention the Federal Government, because they are pre-eminent, they oftentimes call the tune.