STEM education is incredibly important to our economy, and that the next generation of STEM leaders will play a critical role in driving us ...
I am going to try and set a little bit of a--well, I am just going to yield back the rest of my time
A peaceful and democratic Libya is important for regional stability.
The Libyan people are still struggling to remake their country after years of despotic leadership.
The relationship between our two countries is going to need continued work in the challenging years ahead, and I believe Ambassador Brewster...
I am grateful to the President and the Secretary for their confidence and their trust in nominating me to serve as Ambassador to Libya.
The President has wisely chosen an individual of great experience, expertise, and commitment.
Two years on, the euphoria that accompanied the uprising of the Libyan people and the fall of Colonel Qadafi and his brutal dictatorship has...
You can avoid out-sourcing by having talented people come and stay here, and STEM education is one way to target that.
I'm very concerned, however, that the President's fiscal year 2014 budget request for hazardous fuels reduction for the Office of Wildland F...
These State royalties are part of the bargain between Western States and the Federal Government, which owns so much land within our States.
I'm working with Senators from other mineral revenue-generating States to formulate legislation that would address this issue.
There's no question that the sequester, where we run the risk of removing the fuels removal budget to go into suppression, is not the best w...
We're going to look at making sure you don't even get your hands on them at all so that we don't get in this kind of situation.
Political progress is organic, not linear.
democratic transitions are notoriously difficult, and political progress is organic, not linear.
I applaud the President and your Department for making full funding of the 10-year suppression average a priority.
I would continue to support those efforts.
