Yes, Mr. Klein, I am very impressed with your grasp of this issue.

Would you outline for me... the significant differences in design or licensing requirements between the United States and other countries?

this report is as much an indictment of what went wrong as a blueprint to move forward

I think our government, if it wanted to, could look and find models that actually work and do both at the same time.

I really do believe that while we do need to stabilize the rental market and expand it, we should always have an opportunity or a pathway to homeownership.

What I am trying to communicate here is nothing about this is normal, and we need to have some flexibility or some modifications so that when these disasters happen, you take your normal government programs, but apply a screen of what a…

So I hope you will take back to this new President that message, and to Secretary Donovan...

that the lawyers required those homeowners to pay in full their small business loan back, which to me defeats the whole purpose of the grant.

We have not asked very much, so under the Federal Rules of Evidence, what has happened is the way Rule 702 is written and has been applied, experience counts.

I'm very glad you confirmed that our missile defense system is 'an effective system' able to defend against a North Korea missile threat, and I strongly agree with you.

One of the things that Senator Alexander and others, Senator Landrieu were involved in was the creation of a permanent royalty for conservation.

I just had a comment very, very briefly to follow up with Senator Sessions'.

I don't believe the President could have made a better choice if he had looked all over the world, seriously, for a person to lead this Department than you.

I want to really commend you for your extraordinary leadership joining with so many of us, both Democrats and Republicans to open up some additional acres of drilling that had been shut off to development.

I look forward to seeing you down there again soon as we deal with other issues relating to the offshore.

I think your approach to a more rational plan is something that I most certainly will support.

The title of this hearing is protecting low income families while addressing climate change, and I want to address my initial line of inquiry to the three of you on my left here.

I do not think we have to look very far to see there is a difference in health outcomes as you indicate based on what kind of insurance you have.