"Mental health is something that I have talked about for a long time."
"If China's going to have half of the buildings in the world in the next 10 years, then having U.S. access to those markets to help them would be a great source of economic revitalization for us."
"Many tell me they have to drive several hours--through snowy and icy conditions in the winter time--just to see their doctor."
"If you could, because I am concerned about whether or not that is accurate; and if it is, what we are doing to provide outreach and better access for our servicemembers in more rural areas."
"The VA's studies have found that rural veterans are in poorer health than those living in urban areas where care is more accessible."
"We created an Office of Rural Health within the VA to improve the delivery of care to rural veterans."
"I have been noticing an ad that your company has been running on television for the last year quite heavily."
"Let us try the southern resident orca population."
"I think it is a model that is eminently worthy of supporting and of emulating."
"I think what we will do is follow up with some specific questions on that then."
"Do you agree that we need to solve this problem?"
"How do you intend to make sure that agencies like NOAA have adequate say in our Government's policy choices, especially as it relates to offshore drilling?"
"I would hope your tenure time would be more than a few years."
"I think we have to include all the costs."
"I guess I look at this issue a little differently, considering the excitement around distributed generation."
"We tried very hard, here in the United States Senate, to have our language on 'sustainable woody biomass' prevail in the 2007 bill."
"We cannot continue to have natural gas go up to $14 on whatever it was, and think that we're going to survive."
"For the Northwest, with 72 percent hydro and on the way for other renewables, yes, those are easier challenges to meet."