America's dependence on oil leaves us vulnerable to energy supply disruptions and to price volatility.

Congress should look at that.

I want to commit, like Senator Alexander did, to make sure that the victims are made whole on this.

So what eventually is going to happen with these substances? What is your plan you have right now to deal with these thousands and thousands of pounds of toxic substances and hazardous substances?

I hope we look at the full costs here in terms of all of our energy sources.

Now, my understanding, when we talk about whether we list it under RCRA, is that we are dealing with hazardous substances here.

I think it is tremendously important that when we look at the cost of coal or renewable energy or nuclear we look at the full costs that are out there.

In 2009, Senator Jeff Bingaman worked to include the Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure Act (RGPIIA) in the Omnibus Public Lands package that President Obama signed into law.

The era of cheap oil is over, and fossil fuels are unsustainable.

Every time you fill your tank, 40 percent of your gasoline bill goes to foreign oil--an oil dependence tax on consumers that it is likely to go up in the future as oil supplies diminish.

I think that most drivers and truckers in America believe we are going to see $150 oil and $4-$5 gasoline and diesel sometime again in the not-too-distant future.

it is certainly my intention, as one of the amendment's authors--that FERC's authority over RTOs would be unaffected.

When the fires turn out to be more severe than they anticipated and the costs greater than they anticipated, they beg, borrow, and steal from other accounts in order to cover those costs, and then they come to Congress and say we need to…

We have seen a steady trend of more and more forest fires, and more and more fires in general on our public land.

I welcome the Director here. This is very important issue.

I do think that this Centennial Challenge proposal has a lot of merit in concept.

I think the first thing I'd say, if you are philosophically opposed to that, that it's just incomprehensible that you'd even contemplate such a proposal.

I think we'll see again, that Republicans are not going to embrace your land sales proposal and I hope that you'll be interested in looking at other approaches.