[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 207 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  GOOD FORESTRY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to announce tonight the 
lighting of the Capitol Christmas tree on the west steps in just a few 
minutes.
  The tree each year is selected from a different national forest 
around the country. This year the tree comes from the Six Rivers 
National Forest in Northwest California, a four-county area I share 
with Mr. Huffman from the Second District.
  The marking of the lighting tonight indeed kicks off the Christmas 
season here in Washington, D.C., here at the United States Capitol.
  Forestry, of course, is a very important part of our life in northern 
California and in the West, and positive forestry practices are 
extremely important if we are ever going to control wildfire and not 
harm the habitat and economies of our areas there.
  I hope we can see in the lighting of the Capitol Christmas tree all 
the good things that come with good forestry and the holiday season.
  Merry Christmas.

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