This committee does its work in a bipartisan basis. I think we can move forward expeditiously on today's agenda.
Of course, worked with you on a number of instances, so let's see what we can do to find some common ground here.
We think this provides a very positive step forward.
I also want to tell you how much I appreciate your comments about my Rogue legislation.
I appreciate the time and energy that has gone into the development of the Heritage Act.
I think it's indicative of the nature of S. 1129. It was not developed collaboratively.
the same day he was testifying, the AFRC officially reversed its position on this bill and announced its opposition to S 2001
We applaud Senator Ron Wyden for leading the effort to protect the Wild Rogue River.
This is an advantage for us. We've got to figure out how to nurture it and build on it.
This is a place we can bring together industry folks, environmental folks, the scientists.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is with great pleasure that I welcome Dr. William Lambert from Oregon to our panel today.
I just hope, I appreciate the direction you're trying to outline, that you all will really look at the public lands as a place where we can ...
How can we figure out a way to come up with a consistent approach that would again bring the kind of predictability and certainty that would...
I think that's so key. On this committee we try to put together a bipartisan coalition for some of these questions.
What we're going to need is sensible policies that in effect, nurture this economic advantage.
The Congress and the country deserves to know how FERC is going to look at that.
There is no reason why almost all oil- and coal-fired plants can't comply with these new standards.
These standards which EPA has been instructed both by Congress and by the courts to produce will provide enormous health benefits for millio...
