He said current management practices being mandated from Washington are doing harm and should be changed to reduce the likelihood of the kind of catastrophe we have seen this summer. A statement from Senator Enzi follows. Madam President, I rise to join in this elaboration on the damage and devastation that is going on in the West. That is what we are doing today. Just as importantly, we are here today suggesting that there are changes the Federal Government can make so that we do not have these problems again.
Prevention is better than pain.
Prevention is better than the pain that is caused by the forest fires that devastate homes, jobs, and recreation. Senator Thomas and I have been traveling around Wyoming. We are downwind from Idaho. We are downwind from Washington. We are downwind from Montana.