It is gratifying to hear that Rhode Island's wildlife refuges will receive support in this way.
We are looking to have a notice of the sale to come out within a matter of weeks.
Can you give us some assurance that you will work with us so that we can avoid these cuts and fulfill the vision that yo...
The fiscal year 2014 budget does not assume the sequester.
this is one aspect of youth programs in the budget.
As we scale back, as I referenced on the sequester, it's about $200 million of lost revenue that we associate with just ...
Thank you very much, Madam Secretary, for your testimony.
I look forward to your answers here this morning and appreciate the courtesy of the Chair.
There's a need everywhere for access to nature, conservation, and the services that parks provide.
I am sure that the consultation right now, or I guess it's not really consultation if it's after the fact, but I'm sure ...
Well, you make another excellent point, which is, there's, going forward, a capacity issue, because as you lose these ve...
I think we could drive collaboratively.
Let me ask again a related question. And that is that the next-generation funding level, in last year's budget it was $2...
We have to come up with a mechanism.
When we do these investments, they actually generate economic activity, provide jobs, leverage the economy forward.
Without...healthy dialog within the Congress and the administration, we're not going to be as effective as we should be.
if we want the next generation to be custodians of the environment and not just in certain areas, but throughout this co...
I think this is strong bipartisan support over the years for the LWCF. We're fully funding it, et cetera.