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.

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 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.

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

Excuse me, ” she said, her voice tight. “But if I’d known there was going to be a firearms examination at the end of the kidnapping, by God, I would have studied for it!

The sacred fire is faith.

As you're rushing through life, take time to stop a moment, look into people's eyes, say something kind, and try to make them laugh!

The power of the heart is the power of Life.

In a novel, the relationship between writer and reader is such a pure one.

I believed him. I was not stupid. I was his wife.

There is sadness and confusion in our hearts / And the world prepares to fight / as it tears itself apart, it isn't fair

I'm very minimalist. However, I don't like to hang onto any particular style - whatever serves the purpose.

I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.

A big shot is a little shot who keeps on shootin'