"The term energy/water nexus is very popular these days and for good reason."
"The ongoing drought in many parts of the country coupled with the need to curtail certain power plants because of insufficient water supplies demonstrates the critical connection between energy and wa..."
"Energy is required to move and treat water."
"Today we will receive testimony on S. 1971, the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014, also known as the NEWS Act."
"Federal efforts and programs that exist today must be maintained and improved to enhance economic opportunities for Native communities."
"The diversity of our Native nations as well as the level of self-determination they exercise in the United States is found nowhere else in the world."
"I want to thank Chairman Tester and Vice Chairman Barrasso for holding this important hearing today on the need to encourage greater investment in Native communities and to enhance opportunities for N..."
"AIANTA wholeheartedly supports the NATIVE Act, and the AIANTA Board of Directors has endorsed it unanimously."
"And those 450 overturned claims, that was because the veteran had appealed after they had been rejected?"
"I too would just like to recognize my colleague Ms. Duckworth, and echo her comments about really understanding that this piddling over details when we are talking about constituents of ours, veterans..."
"Thank you, Chair Boxer and Ranking Member Paul, Senator Menendez, for inviting me to speak today on such an important matter."
"Do you know what percentage----"
"I would like to stay in touch with you regarding how that is going, because half a million, that is a lot of people."
"We strongly urge the Committee to work to include these in the HEA reauthorization."
"My understanding is that under the DACA program some 500,000 young people have come forward to participate."
"This legislation is critically important to the Klamath Basin in Oregon and California for a number of reasons."
"The current Supreme Court is one of the most corporate-friendly Courts in history."
"Both the KBRA and KHSA were finalized in 2010 by all of the relevant stakeholders."
