Madam Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing on the transportation piece of the greenhouse gas emissions puzzle and what we can do to ...
I would urge him not to do it because it is a huge mistake.
I do want to thank our former colleague Mr. Davis, who had to leave, again for his longtime leadership on the question of WMATA.
Our changing climate creates immeasurable challenges for farmers.
Every single time we have moved forward to go after pollution, the naysayers have been wrong about their predictions.
It is no coincidence that both our transportation and energy infrastructure systems are simultaneously at a crossroads.
A 2 percent increase in global temperature can create significant heat stress for plants and animals.
All of us from this region are very pleased that we were able to get the $150 million appropriation from the Appropriations Committee subcom...
That is why the recovery law that we passed, and President Obama signed, contains more than $8 billion for high-speed rail.
Rising sea levels and increased salt water infiltration into groundwater sources are serious concerns of mine.
I take it that you are trying to make sure that, in the process of doing that job--and this is to all of you--that they do their job, but th...
We simply cannot afford to have one single person out of work because the Government cannot get its act together.
Tell me something, why is it that the time required by the Coast Guard to process an application appears to have lengthened?
I would suggest that you take a look at his testimony; it is very good.
I fully understand why we need to get to the bottom of any existing medical situation that could compromise safe transportation.
How are we coming with regard to training of personnel?
But don't make it so he has to stop working, he can no longer do his job just because of an administrative situation.
We have got to make it as easy as we possibly can. We have got to go by the rules, as far as mariners are concerned, to do the right things.
