This legislation enjoys the support of a broad coalition of senators on both sides of the aisle.

I want to thank Senators Wyden and Crapo for introducing the Wildfire Disaster Fund Act and for the members who have co-sponsored that.

A natural disaster is not the time to play politics with recovery money.

I also want to acknowledge Senator McCain's work along with Senator Barrasso and Flake for their interest to be able to find a solution to this problem.

I have joined Senator Wyden and Crapo as a co-sponsor of the legislation you mentioned, Madame Chairman.

I strongly support the President's supplementary request for 615 million in wildfire suppression.

The Wilderness Society strongly supports S. 1875, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013, co-sponsored by Senators Wyden and Crapo.

We've got to fix the budgeting problem. It's only a matter of time until another destructive fire ravages the West.

today over 40 percent of your budget is devoted to wildland fire management. This is a dramatic increase from 13 percent of your budget in 1991.

The disappointing part about it is that the article was written in 2011 calling for all of us to come together.

Demographics of Unaccompanied Children

Monetary policy did contribute but in a relatively small way. The regulatory failures were much more profound.

Everybody has been referring to the 2008 law, which I have also reviewed.

I think we have to go back to the base law, which is the 1980 Refugee Act, which establishes the basic right of refugees to come to this country.

I want to underscore that: 'Diplomatic efforts.'

Child development is a cornerstone for all development and is central to U.S. and diplomatic efforts.

The goal of the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity... is to achieve a world in which all children grow up with protective family care and free from deprivation, exploitation, and danger.

The reality is that Immigration Courts are seriously overwhelmed by the number of removal proceedings.