80 percent against an attack on our country would be, I think, unacceptable.

I really do think we've had, for a long period of time, a serious problem of Americans saving.

I must tell you I think this is a very sobering subject.

We'll take you up on your offer on the EITI and ways that we could be helpful in dealing with international institutions to leverage their importance to transparency in the participating countries.

That gives us another reason for immigration reform.

Are you satisfied that the current implementation of these countermeasures is consistent with our privacy laws?

How do you raise awareness when you do not know, in fact, that you have been compromised or that there is something in your software or hardware that can be used against you?

The legislation authorizes an Interstate Nutrient Trading Program to achieve reductions in nitrogens and phosphorus in the Bay.

I applaud you for your leadership over the years, and it is going to take, I think, some additional efforts now to get us to the next plateau.

In the Bay, we have seen the endangerment of the blue crab.

Both bodies of water are in trouble.

A trading program makes a lot of sense for the Chesapeake. I think we will be able to deliver better results, cheaper and faster.

I want to thank our witnesses for coming before the Water and Wildlife subcommittee today to discuss the need to re-authorize the Chesapeake Bay Program and finally formally authorize the Gulf of Mexico Program.

Sediment in nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are flowing into both bodies of water.

I particularly want to thank Senator Crapo for his cooperation in scheduling a Monday hearing.

We will make sure that is the case.

You also mentioned the fact that the Bay legislation calls for the formal incorporation of adaptive management.

We certainly don't want to give a State the authority to issue permits of operations in another State.