How do you foresee the Gulf of Mexico Program working with the new ocean policy that is contemplated there?
I have no objection, Mr. Chairman. I would like to follow up on that.
I would also like to thank you very much for coming here today to listen to the concerns of both the Chesapeake and the Gulf of Mexico.
I, for one, believe that we need to have the full involvement of our States and local communities in environmental protection.
I also agree with the need for accountability in trying to achieve some of these national policy objectives that we establish.
Whether it's new energy taxes from cap-and-trade legislation or more unfunded environmental mandates, it's clear that this bill is yet one m...
I want to compliment you for your hard work on these issues and on this legislation.
My problem is that we continue, in different contexts, to hear positive support with regard to nuclear.
I predict that if we rush this bill through committee without a considered, thoughtful amendment process, we will have a similar result.
I want to congratulate you for having some bill language for us to evaluate, although we just barely got it.
I wish that the legislation gave the Secretary of Agriculture a greater role.
Why are you trying to jam this legislation through committee when it is unlikely we will move legislation or that a treaty will be ratified ...
This massive energy tax is a job killer for States that produce the red, white and blue energy that our Nation relies upon.
This just shows the importance of us being able to have the time to know what is in the bill and to vet it adequately.
I would hope that as we move through the hearing process here that we will also take the time to get a thorough EPA analysis and to get a th...
The challenge for NATO is matching its level of ambition with political will to resource the means to accomplish its ambitions.
The Alliance must maintain collective defense and reinforce the transatlantic link, and ensure a balance that allows the European allies to ...
The 2010 Strategic Concept must, unlike its predecessor, address the ways and means.