We have a responsibility in regards to the people who are still refugees from the Iraq conflict.
your statements about American foreign policy priorities including human rights have been received internationally.
You have focused it on the important priorities of our Nation.
This hearing concerns the great water bodies of this Nation and deserves our attention.
It is the right model, using good science and partnership to try to attack the problem.
Well, Senator Cantwell, thank you for your testimony. There are many similarities between Puget Sound and the Chesapeake.
And I think having your own office and bringing together the stakeholders so that you have a comprehensive plan using the best science infor...
Well, one of the things I am going to ask that we work collectively on, and that is between our Committee and the Agency, to have expectatio...
I interpret that to mean that if you don't have all of the watershed jurisdictions included in the program, then you really don't have a com...
I think we need to start looking at different levels and where, when you request Federal participation, whether it is the concentration of a...
I am advancing legislation that would reauthorize these two important programs an additional 5 years at their current authorization levels.
Thank you, Subcommittee Chairman Cardin, for holding this hearing.
There is no question that resources are a key issue.
I thought Senator Ensign's point about Lake Tahoe was a very telling point as the forestry has changed.
the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act is not just an environmental bill. It is a jobs bill.
This non-controversial measure will build on the work over the last two decades to restore Long Island Sound for the benefit of millions of ...
Senator Gillibrand was here earlier... wanted very much to extend her greetings to you.
I strongly urge the Senate to consider increasing the current Federal 50-50 match for Long Island Sound projects to a 75-25 match.
