Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden hasn’t scheduled a hearing on increasing federal timber harvests in Western Oregon because nobody has come up with legislation that could pass, a Wyden aide said Thursday. “The operative words are, ‘Something that will actually pass,’ ” Wyden spokesman Tom Towslee said. Wyden, the new chairman of the Senate Energy and Nature Resources Committee, has come under pressure from U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, to hold hearings on Oregon and California Railroad lands. DeFazio told The News-Review editorial board Wednesday that it was time to move beyond “vague principles” and that Wyden could use his position …
Oregon senator defends holding off on federal forest hearing
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