I think it is fair to say this is one of the biggest developments in child welfare reform in over 2 decades.
My view is, as I told you in the office, this is indefensible.
I am not going to let this quietly pass in the night. It is too important to vulnerable children.
Family First is a revolution in child welfare development.
I need follow-up. We need to have this done promptly and if it's not, then we will have to go the route of the Inspector...
We have seen billions of dollars go into this. You have now got the project director saying that there is a potentially ...
We also are very concerned in our part of the world about eliminating the National Energy Technology Lab in Albany which...
I told the Bush Administration, George W. Bush, his folks, that Bonneville was not going to get sold off on my watch and...
we have a treaty that has, you know, expired.
So is there a 50-percent increase in efficiency in dredging and maintaining jetties that you can conceive?
We need some advocacy, we need to fight for this money.
How are we going to do that with half of that money?
I want to welcome Secretary James here, his first appearance before the committee.
If we want to continue to be the leader, we should be increasing investments, not decreasing investments in the National...
I didn't like what the previous administration did.
I'm disappointed but actually not surprised that the Administration is targeting this program.
I hope that somehow we can get to three vessels.
You've told us now you're not going to do anything illegal. That's a plus.
