{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-it-s-important-we-work-together-protect-our-public-lands", "Greg Walden: Its important we work together to protect our public lands", "2017-12-14", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Greg Walden", "W000791", "walden.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Greg Walden: \u201cIt\u2019s important we work together to protect our public lands\u201d \n Walden stressed that he will not support action to remove millions of acres of America\u2019s public lands \nClick here or on the image above to view Walden\u2019s statement\nWASHINGTON, D.C. --\u00a0Continuing his support for protecting public lands in Oregon and across the country, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today released a video message on the importance of working together to steward these lands, protect private property rights, and improve federal land management to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire. Walden also stressed that he will not support action to remove millions of acres of America\u2019s public lands. A full transcript of Walden\u2019s remarks is included below:\u00a0\n\u201cI am a strong supporter of America\u2019s public lands, and will not support any effort that wipes 2 million acres of protected public lands off the map in any case,\u201d said Walden. \u201cI want the Trump administration to follow the law when it comes to management of our public lands, especially in southern Oregon. I am a strong supporter of private property rights, and for multiple use on our public lands.\u00a0\n\"These are the lands we enjoy to go hunting, fishing, hiking, and camping, and I want to make sure that they are available to the public. I\u2019ve also supported legislation like the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act that President Clinton signed into law. I\u2019ve supported management changes on Mount Hood and Soda Mountain as well.\n\u201cIt is important that we work together to protect our public lands, to better manage our public lands, reduce fire on our public lands, and to replant them and restore them when they are damaged.\u201d\nThis comes as the House recently passed legislation Walden helped craft -- the Resilient Federal Forests Act -- which would improve federal land management and forest health. Walden has led the call to action on forest management reform following a historic wildfire season in Oregon and across much of the West. The Resilient Federal Forests Act will bring better management to federal lands in Oregon by reducing unnatural fuel loads to improve the resiliency of forests and watersheds to fire, and improve wildlife habitat.\u00a0\u00a0\nTo read more about Walden\u2019s efforts to protect public lands in Oregon from catastrophic wildfire, please click here.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-it-s-important-we-work-together-protect-our-public-lands"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7639392279088497, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}