actual production on Federal lands, which the President has control over through his Department of Interior, is down 11 percent.
somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.
one of the reasons we are not able to get a full extension is over this issue, and the other thing that is in that bill that I strongly obje...
What occurs to me is that the National Guard, along with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, by having basically part-time civ...
These budget constraints are really constraining a part of the budget that at least our States rely on significantly.
Tell us why is it essential for the Senate to act on this?
I have great sympathy for Alaska, and I am going to work with Senator Murkowski to think about some exemptions for Alaska that I am going to...
We might need to think about that because this budget is running into very significant barriers when it comes to the Coast Guard.
you can't put a price on a human life, and nothing is more important than keeping our communities, our families, and our economy safe.
My goal is to produce a bipartisan, fiscally responsible Homeland Security appropriations bill for 2013.
I think that makes a lot of sense.
We stand with him in supporting the disaster victims, the volunteers, and the first responders.
I commend you for your continued leadership.
Thank you, and we will reconvene in a couple of weeks on another subject.
Because our job will not have been done well.
we included $77 million above the request for the Coast Guard.
I am not going to spend the next 5 years, 6 years, or 10 years, as long as I am here, nibbling around the margins.
Our subcommittee is interested in helping you build the Coast Guard we need for the country.
