WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, today pressed Tom Schultz, Chief of the Forest Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), about how the U.S. Forest Service's reorganization plan will hinder the agency's capacity to managing the National Forest System, including Vermont's Green Mountain Forest.
"As a Senator from Vermont-and someone who sits in the seat of Senator Leahy, who was so instrumental in helping us-this is a vital institution for Vermont. This is a vital institution for the well-being of our environment. I urge you to take into acc...