We expect you to try to do what sometimes we're unable to do in this Congress, to reach a bipartisan conclusion.
I think if the Senate failed to pass this, the attitudes back in Iowa, at least, would be mute astonishment, wondering h...
I couldn't disagree more with Professor Heriot's observations of what's happening in the real world.
If the legislation is not passed, what the message will be will depend upon what members of the Senate make the message.
That's why legislation is important. It has to be well-drafted, well-thought out, and this has not been.
I think we do need the presence of the Federal Government, and I thank you for your leadership on this issue.
I strongly support this legislation.
We need to start making a plan right away so that we do not leave our children in area of devastation: no water, no ener...
This will be a continuing effort of our Subcommittee and I think you have given us a good start to our work.
We need to look at the cumulative impact. I do not think that we have been doing a good job of doing that at all levels.
Well, let me thank you for your testimony. We appreciate it very much.
We do know the value of forest. We do know the values of vegetation.
The bill that may be on the House floor tomorrow that deals with global climate change invests a great deal of resources...
Coal is important to America. It is an important mineral that we have.
This is the first hearing that we have had in the Senate in 7 years on mountaintop recoveries.
It seems to me that some of the environmental risks and public health risks are counter to the economic opportunities of...
I do not believe we know the answers to those questions, and I think we need to do a better job.
President Obama has issued an Executive Order concerning trying to base our decisions on good science.
