That is certainly something we are going to watch very closely, is how many acres are being treated.

How do we get them back? They were there 30, 40 years ago.

What used to be called fire seasons has now morphed into fire years, as wildfires blaze year-round.

In the last 5 years alone, we have lost over 38 million acres of land to wildfire.

The posters behind me show the sobering devastation that this unprecedented crisis has caused, and will cause again unless we drastically change course.

Encouragingly, we are no longer debating the cause of this crisis in this Committee.

Will we be able to do that if the lawsuits continue, if there is not lawsuit reform?

You may be correct that these wildfires, with all the smoke that is coming up as a result of improper management, that may be befouling the environment and helping cause it.

Is it possible that it may not happen, that climate change may not be the end of the world, as so many people, like yourself, claim?

Until recently, our country had never lost more than 10 million acres in a year.

Does the public want to see windmills and solar arrays on those public lands?

We just heard that we are going to see the end of the world by 2030 by the person sitting in the Ranking Member's chair in opening remarks.