So many of "Oregon's lawmakers" are just lying little minions for their masters.

Rep. Esquivel is quoted repeating a typical minion myth, stating that Medford "Used to have a vibrant economy with good wages and good places to work".

A little fact checking with Oregon Department of Employment reports Medford adding 2,700 jobs this last year with increased wages.

Bloomberg says "Oregon's economy became an economic dynamo in 2015. Oregon is the picture of economic health. Oregon had the best performing economy in the nation based on employment, home prices, personal income, tax revenue, mortgage delinquency and publicly traded equity of its companies."

Josh Lehner, State Office of Economic Analysis, says "The economy is doing really well in Oregon today."

A challenge to those proposing state control of federal forests: Point to one forest shifted from Federal to state control that has ecologically and economically prospered while becoming more accessible and valuable to the public.