It speaks highly, I think, of the motivational leadership of both Secretary Salazar and his chief of staff and nominee t...
Why do I know that Tom Strickland will be an excellent Assistant Secretary of the Interior? He has an exceptional track ...
I'm particularly pleased to support that nomination of Tom Strickland for Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and ...
I have another honor, that of introducing and supporting another fellow Coloradan, Tom Strickland, to be the next Assist...
I understand that the Fish and Wildlife Service has a longstanding position that Recovery Plans are guidance and are onl...
I understand the ESA requires that decisions to exclude areas from critical habitat be based on a case-by-case determina...
We will now look at the specific language of that bill. I know it was one of the specific areas of conflict (in the legi...
If confirmed, I will work with Congress, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and partners to investigate other incentives to ...
able to actually forecast this event to prevent the endangerment of people and places that would otherwise have occurred...
I just want to thank you for holding the hearing and recognize that it is going to be the first in a series, because the...
One of the things we can do is remove barriers to effective parenting.
the lack of coordination is wasteful.
I believe that we should move forward as quickly and as expeditiously as we can.
But as President Obama has said he is not opposed, the administration is not opposed to production in the offshore.
Breaking the chains of our over dependence on foreign oil is a central tenant of what we are attempting to do.
We are looking at everything out in the Outer Continental Shelf.
We will take a look at those overlays. See where those energy zones make the most sense.
I believe that we will be in a position where we'll be able to do that in the several months ahead.
