Cynthia Lummis actually said...

"I would be pleased to host such a hearing in Wyoming so we can visit the vast swaths of forest destroyed by beetles in my state."

"Slash piles can be either burned and produce more carbon with no benefit to the economy or they can be used to produce products that augment the nation's renewable energy resources."

"What are the biggest factors, Jim, in forcing the forest products industry to struggle so much?"

"I am eager to hear the steps that the Forest Service intends to take to mitigate the beetle epidemic and to reduce the fuel load that has continued to grow year after year."