this is happening

Thank you for contacting me about public lands. I appreciate hearing your thoughts and concerns on this important issue.

In a 2002 internal report, "The Process Predicament," the U.S. Forest Service said: "The Forest Service is so busy meeting procedural requirements, such as preparing voluminous plans, studies, and associated documentation, that it has trouble fulfilling its historic mission to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations." In the time since this report was issued, nothing has changed.

Federal mismanagement has contributed to a decrease in timber harvests and a rise in catastrophic wildfire. Since 1990, more than 400 timber mills have closed resulting in 35,000 jobs lost, including many in Idaho's 1st Congressional District. Meanwhile, the west continues to suffer from scorched acres, damaged grazing lands, burned homes, and harm to habitat valuable to wildlife and recreation.

Forest Service officials are frustrated by red tape that leaves good timber to rot and burn. After 30 years of dysfunction, now solutions, including that local management can improve forest health and rural economies, are long overdue. I look forward to reviewing all public land management proposals that promote good management practices and ensure access to public land for hunters and recreationists in Idaho. I will be sure to keep your thoughts and concerns in mind as the Natural Resources Committee debates bills related to public lands.

Thank you for your opinion on this important matter. For more information, to sign up for my e-newsletter, or to follow me on Facebook and Twitter, please visit my website at http://labrador.house.gov. For help with a government agency, please visit my "Constituent Services" webpage or call my Meridian office at (208) 888-3188. As your elected representative, my staff and I are here to help. It is an honor to serve you in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Sincerely,

Raúl Labrador
Member of Congress
1st District, Idaho

And FYI, as a protege of two National Security Advisors to Presidents Bush and Clinton

Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Labrador relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, as a child and graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1985. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and spent two years as a Mormon missionary in Chile, from 1987 to 1989. Labrador returned to BYU and received a B.A. in 1992, in Spanish with an emphasis in Latin American literature. He was admitted to the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle and received his J.D. in 1995.[2]

Married in 1991, Labrador relocated to his wife's home state of Idaho and practiced law and immigration law in private practice from 1995 until his election to the Idaho House of Representatives in 2006.[3][4]

Dude...If you're going to credential-troll, don't overdo it.