This Administration hosted a conference call about the status of the Highway Trust Fund, sharing new technical information about the inability of the Trust Fund to make required reimbursements to States. The White House set up this…

One of the things that I would ask you, and I ask everyone that is nominated, would you commit to responding to the minority side the same as you would respond to any request that comes from the majority side during your tenure after you…

Clearly this would have a detrimental effect on the economy and will negate any gains made by the stimulus--which as I've said before, dramatically underinvested in infrastructure.

In light of the obligation under international law for all ships to aid mariners in distress, we would expect other navies to assist U.S. flagged ships and we have seen that occur, most recently with the Maersk Virginia incident when the…

I just want to make sure I am on record as saying that we are very anxious... to get this thing reauthorized.

I am concerned that the lapse in authorization may leave the agency vulnerable to funding cuts during the appropriations cycle.

we want all of the above.

This is a program where liberals and conservatives get together and say, this is what Government should be doing.

We must make sure that the EPA only administers policies intended by Congress, not developing its own environmental policy.

The United States needs to have Federal energy policies that are flexible, practical, and innovative.

For the sake of our economy, rural America, national security, and energy independence we absolutely need to move quickly to E15.

How can we possibly hold Americans responsible for farming practices in sovereign, foreign countries?

Anything that will be able to change the outcome of indirect land use issues, and all of this, matters.

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How can anyone believe that continuing our dependence on foreign oil from Saudi Arabia, Iran, or Venezuela is better for the future of our nation than the production of renewable fuels in America?

Since the birth of this great nation, agriculture has been the backbone our economy.

To regulate an industry based on untested and unproven theory and not science or reality would undermine our nation's efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

While many are focusing on the debate surrounding the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax legislation, we cannot shift our attention away from other important environmental proposals.