In addition to hydropower, Oregon and the Northwest have pioneering companies leading the way in environmentally friendly energy technology.

As a lifelong Oregonian, I prefer our forests green, not black.

As federal lawmakers, we have a responsibility to set a precedent for energy efficient practices.

It is up to us as lawmakers to provide the resources and streamlined processes that will enable our federal forest managers to become the best possible steward of our lands.

Removing substantial fuel loads from our forests helps prevent catastrophic fire and better protects species, watersheds and neighboring communities that call them home.

We also have to stop the flow of precursor chemicals that meth cooks use to boil up this poison.

A $1.7 billion average increase in electricity costs is estimated to result in a $1.3 billion decrease in personal income and a loss of 13,000 more jobs in the region.

The Round-Up is a wonderful community celebration, and I greatly enjoy the chance to visit with residents and see so many families enjoying the festivities offered throughout the week.

The war on meth must be fought with a multi-pronged approach.

Large corporations and unions know the power of being big enough to bargain for better rates.

I did not come to Washington to raise the electricity rates by as much as $40 per month as this plan would do.

Remembering is easy. It's forgetting that's hard.

A phenomenon that might seem only backwards or silly when expressed at a social level becomes madness at the individual level.

A dog is a vehicle, you know, a dog is a window to Mother Nature and that's the closest species we have.

I have a terrific pain in the back of my head.

In the Christian Story, mind and matter - invisible things and visible things - are both real. The Christian view is not the only way of viewing the world, of course. It has competition.

Latent genius is but a presumption. Everything that can be, is bound to come into being, and what never comes into being is nothing.

When you're born in fire, smoke will never do.

My daughter's tricycle said "Some Assembly Required." It came in a jar.

Hurry is only admissible in catching flies.

If you're conscientiously seeking approval, you're not being true to yourself.