if the United States relies on the assessment of the IAEA, are we putting the countries which sit on the IAEA Board of Governors in a position to dictate how we can respond to certain attacks?

Secretary Tauscher, is the administration prepared to make assessments of each country's compliance with the NNPT separately from the IAEA?

the Department of Veterans Affairs has dramatically decreased unnecessary hospitalization through a wide-ranging effort to help veterans manage chronic conditions at home.

If current trend of ocean acidification continues, by the end of this century vast areas of the sea could very well become inhospitable to many species which form the foundation of the marine food web.

The development of the broadband network and health information technologies has the potential to truly transform healthcare, simultaneously enabling better outcomes and lowering costs.

Senator Snowe, you're absolutely right that anything you do to reduce carbon emissions is going to affect fishermen.

General, it sounds like you are very aware of the role that the air refueling wing of the Air National Guard in Maine has been playing in maintaining our air bridge to support our warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I would encourage both of you to take a look at that facility because if it does meet your needs, we should use current assets and save some money in this very tight budget environment.

It's vital that we not only garner the public's attention, but also galvanize public action, both here and across this country, and, indeed, around the world.

If these smaller hospitals fail to meet the meaningful user criteria, then they not only are ineligible for any of the bonus payments, but they'll actually, eventually, be subject to penalties.

Who decides if a country is in compliance with the NNPT?

if the United States will establish its own assessment of each country's compliance with the NNPT, does this undermine U.S. credibility in working with our allies and other nations in reducing nuclear proliferation?

It's only appropriate that we would be convening this hearing today on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, to discuss perhaps the greatest threat facing our planet's oceans.

I think if you had a string of meetings around the coasts you might find a lot of support for making the oil companies pay their fair share.

In just a few short years, ocean acidification has developed from a relatively new theory into one of the most disconcerting aspects of global climate change.

Our oceans, which make up 70 percent of the planet's surface, are far too often overlooked, and as a source of the very building blocks of life, we cannot risk placing them in jeopardy.

Acidification cannot be considered in a vacuum.

I support your effort in the Senate to cap carbon emissions from utilities. It's a step in the right direction.