I look forward to answering any questions.

I urge passage of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness bill in order to protect these areas for generations to come.

We know Senator Bingaman is committed to energy production as well as the environment.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

There is no reason to believe field practices in the proposed areas would differ.

I beseech you to reconsider a 'quick fix' and give more time to this matter.

Let's get it done, then trim and adjust as necessary.

We appreciate his willingness to work with us to ensure that we are able to continue to deliver a reliable source of natural gas.

I wholeheartedly support this legislation and urge you to move forward with all possible haste.

I urge quickly Congressional consideration of the proposed designations as soon as possible.

I believe that the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act is a critical step in protecting our natural resources.

I am pleased to be able to testify today that we have been able to reach an agreement.

the purpose of it is to hear testimony on S. 1689; that's a bill that Senator Udall and I introduce

We can make sure this doesn't happen to all of our great areas of natural beauty by setting them aside now, all at once, so the matter is settled.

I think, in fact, that is the future of America and not nuclear.

I appreciate the President's commitment to the continued development of clean energy programs.

We do not want to be experimenting with our young people, having them be guinea pigs in this experiment of putting more and more chemicals out into the environment.

Does this mean that the European environmental regulators will have better information about exposures to their populations than we will have here in the U.S.?