The 15 million lasted until February. Then we went back to the feds and asked for more, and they not only said, no, they said heck no.

These weren't patrons, so we know they weren't standing up or goofing off.

We aren't going to be cutting any residential trees. Upon further review of the science, the (U.S. Department of Agriculture) decided it would be would be pointless.... You just can't keep going into people's yards for the next 50 years.

They think they will get a four-star hotel and great accommodations, and it turns out to be a rat hole.

It's just a drop in the bucket.

Every law is contingent on funding for enforcement. The federal government has indicated it would not pay for removal of trees. If we don't have the money, we can't remove the trees.