"Of course, there is a storm season in the Gulf when the hurricanes generated across the Caribbean tend to sweep through."
"I thought that that pretty much had worked."
"Our oceans are a precious resource, and we should take appropriate steps to ensure they are protected."
"I hope the witnesses will discuss what we really do, and perhaps most important do not know about oceans."
"I worry that this is another attempt to enact a climate change regime without one single vote of this Congress."
"We have needs that are out there. We have, in my State of Oklahoma, things that need to be done."
"I think that is probably the reason there was not one."
"Any of these earmarks that they talk about, if you kill an earmark on the floor of the Senate, it does not save one cent."
"This year I again was ranked by National Journal as the most conservative Senator."
"I am a very strong believer that our system will work if people will get serious about it."
"Because the very individuals who complain about earmarks are the ones who vote for the very largest, multi-hundred billion dollar bills."
"This WRDA bill is to make sure that we do not put out things that are not deserving of public funding."
"I support the Chair's intent to move a Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, this year."
"I couldn't disagree more."
"My point is this. We can all agree that Government has functions to perform."
"This is the way it is supposed to happen."
"I made some pretty strong statements concerning this fraud called earmarks."
"Regularly enacted WRDA bills provide the best opportunities to address our Nation's water resources infrastructure needs."
