It is long overdue that we require the Federal Government to finally consider the indirect economic costs in addition to direct economic cos...
It concerns me that OSHA is undermining the cooperative relationship by taking these steps that are going to be additionally onerous to smal...
I am committed to working with my colleagues to protect small business owners from this burden before it goes into effect in 2012.
we did not shove the bill down your throat, we gave you a year to come up with a way to provide Americans with healthcare
I don't think it is fair to take the current FEMA and Corps position that a levee system that is a meaningful system but doesn't match the n...
What I disagree with is that the flood insurance program, acting as if a system which may be below, say, a 100-year level, doesn't exist.
Administration after Administration--whether it is Republican or Democrat--basically won't touch much of that money as really a game to mask...
We think this is a sound plan that needs to move forward.
I would encourage all of us to push the Corps and the Administration.
We think it is sound. We think it is the right path forward for the Nation.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks to all of you again for great testimony.
Nobody has learned more about levee safety than folks in Louisiana for obvious reasons.
the safest levee is the one that is never built.
I have gotten to know Senator Akaka and his wife, Millie, and his family, and so I just again want to thank you, Senator Akaka, publicly her...
As Senator Akaka says, we have been looking at this for some time, and I just thought particularly for maybe some of the people here from th...
I am really pleased that Senator Akaka indicates that he is going to continue to stay on top of this so that those of you who are here testi...
Well, no, and in fact the inspector general's report confirms that the decision to impose this drilling moratorium was based on manipulated ...
I want to see is the administration come clean. Because Anderson, the administration has acknowledged over 12,000 people have lost their job...
