I would like to bring to your attention some concerns I have with the Design for the Environment (DfE) program.

Addressing the IHS shortfall in contract payments is therefore not just a matter of legal obligation and sound policy; it is good economics at a time of terrible unemployment.

I am hopeful that we will develop a close working relationship and that you will bring new and effective leadership to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

the production of oil and gas in this country and the severances that are collected...literally funds the entire Interior Department of the United States?

President Obama and I are very serious about moving forward with an 'all-of-the-above' energy strategy.

I don't know what I am going to do, but I am going to use all the power that I can to stop any funding for any programs as long as the money is coming off the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

a large chunk...of the money that goes to fund this entire budget comes from Senator Cochran's shore and my shore.

What is the prime deterrent to production on Federal onshore lands?

Thank you also for taking time to appear before this hearing today.

I do not believe they should be open for development.

My point being that a large chunk, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Murkowski, of the money that goes to fund this entire budget comes from Senator Cochran's shore and my shore.

Will this money be used to provide more personnel for inspections, in order to relieve delays?

the President has recommended--which is hard for me to understand, and I know all budgets are tight--a $92 million reduction for the Western Hemisphere.

I want to thank Senator Durbin and Leahy for their initiative on child marriage and want to join them in supporting that initiative.

I also want to commend you for your work with the Director of USAID on your reform efforts for how we deliver foreign aid.

The family is the basic unit necessary for a child's proper growth and development.

I do want to mention Haiti, and the opportunity that I had to go down to Haiti about a year-and-a-half ago.

We need more inspectors to get our permits and our drilling under way in places that the people support drilling.