At the end of the day, we in the United States do not dictate the pace of events.
I think Congress has indeed been flexible.
I think you both said, through your testimony, that you agree with the idea of a national climate service.
the money drives the show.
I think that this climate service needs to also work on helping the public understand climate change is happening.
But, from a policymaker standpoint, we don't see that.
What I am trying to figure out as I listened to this very interesting dialogue between the Senators and each of you, is this: I kind of look...
I think you would have 50 Governors in those seats back there ready to come to the table to chew on us about that.
I just don't think we should do that lightly.
This system has been plagued with problems for far too long.
How did you come up with three times?
What do you need to get to the level to--I think to follow up again with Senator Tester--get ahead of the game?
I applaud DAV for these constructive proposals.
It just astounds me how we think all of the best solutions are here in Washington with a Federal approach.
Yes, and I am going to be very direct again. You and I are going to have an easy time agreeing that there are a lot of ways to be self-inter...
I would hate to have this get swept along on this whole issue of systemic risk management when really I think there is a pretty important St...
If I took your argument to a logical extreme, the solution to all the world's problems is to pass a Federal law that preempts every State la...
With the reestablishment of this position as Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs, which I think is a very good thing, a good direction.