I wanted to commend him - and Senator Baucus who is a cosponsor of the bill - for working so hard to try and resolve many longstanding contentious forest management and wilderness issues.

I strongly encourage the Committee in their wisdom to steer this legislation to assure that it facilitates the intended successes for the Public and for the Forest Service.

We believe gridlock has plagued proper forest management for many years resulting in the forest service not being able to properly manage our public forests.

This courageous new bill represents hope and new opportunity for our state, because it aims to break the decades-long logjam on forest policy.

We commend Senator Bingaman for introducing this bill and appreciate the subcommittee's expeditious consideration of this very important legislation.

The administration strongly supports S. 1787 and encourages Congress to move swiftly to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.

I'd like to briefly comment on S. 1787, which is a bill I introduced to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.

I support Senator Tester and Senator Baucus's willingness to carry the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act in Congress.

We appreciate the opportunity to comment on S. 1470 and while we do not support the designation of additional Wilderness in Montana, we do appreciate to opportunity to be involved in the discussion and the democratic process.

I applaud your efforts associated with the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee hearing on Small Modular Reactors.

It's going to take nuclear to do it.

I can say confidently that the Bingaman/Murkowski/Udall legislation represents a strong foundational effort to augment the Federal Government's role in U.S. modular reactor development in a way that furthers our environmental, foreign…

Today's hearing is to receive testimony on 2 bills, S. 2052, the new Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act which Senator Udall is the prime sponsor.

Also, S. 2812, the Nuclear Power 2021 Act, that's a bill that I introduced with Senator Murkowski and Senator Udall and Senator Pryor as co-sponsors.

Thank you and your colleague from Colorado, Senator Mark Udall, for your leadership in encouraging the development of modular, scalable nuclear reactor technology in the United States.

Your recent sponsorship of the Nuclear Power 2021 Act, and the hearing you will hold on December 15 regarding S.2052 and S.2812, are important milestones for a technology that offers emissions-free, safe and economical energy.

If Reclamation were given the authority to facilitate and expedite temporary transfers, including non-CVP water transfers, without the need to execute a temporary Warren Act Contract, one of the biggest impediments to water transfers…

However, H.R. 3276 fails to address fundamental issues necessary to ensure that cancer patients moving forward are guaranteed to receive the medicine they need to diagnose and treat their illnesses.