We commend Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley, and their staff, for writing this legislation and doing so in a manner that fully protects agr...
It's nice when occasionally stakeholders can come together and wrestle with the very difficult issues about how to share this precious resou...
Senators Wyden and Merkley, and their staff, are to be commended for writing legislation that amends several outdated laws.
We urge the subcommittee to pass S. 3483 as introduced.
I look forward to working with the Chair, Ranking Member, Senator Wyden, and other members of the committee to move this legislation forward...
S. 3483 marks the end of over 30 years of fighting over the unallocated water behind Bowman Dam.
Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley deserve credit for their hard work, extraordinary patience, and understanding of our Community in the deve...
We're very pleased to be able to move forward after all of the years of work to reach agreement.
I introduced this bill with my colleague, Senator Wyden, in early August.
We thank Senators Merkley and Wyden for introducing this bill that represents a balance amongst varied basin interests.
I particularly just wanted to commend Senator Merkley and his staff for their leadership on the Crooked River bill.
This bill is important for the economic security and the ecological health of the region.
This bill strikes a balance between competing demands for a scarce resource.
I am delighted that we can have this chance to hear from Richard Cordray, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
I want to note that my colleague, Senator Akaka, has been, I think, very visible and aggressively working to tackle this topic for a very lo...
Thank you very much for your testimony, and as we begin questions, I will ask the Clerk to put 5 minutes on the clock for each Member and I ...
The hearing of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will come to order.
Chairman Johnson is unavailable to attend this morning's hearing. He wanted me to personally thank you, Mr. Cordray, for being here and to c...
