So there is the ability to work through these?
Why in the world would we spend the money to fix this now when 2 years from now, we may have a whole building renovation?
Well, I would hope that we would agree that spending $7 million is not the prudent thing to do if we are going to do a whole building renova...
The President's budget is about an 8 percent increase over last year, if I remember correctly.
I tell you this is not a job that I envy.
Interior must make advancing a responsible and efficient program for our OCS resources in Alaska and elsewhere a priority.
I am gratified that the log jam of seems to have broken on the nominees at the Department of the Interior and Energy as well.
We look forward to working with you.
We want to keep it that way.
It is a privilege to have another westerner sitting in this very important seat as Secretary of Commerce.
I just wanted to mention we all recognize, as we are talking about climate change, what we are seeing with the ocean acidification as one of...
If NMFS is unable to do the survey because they do not have adequate funding, the implications on a huge industry can be quite sizable.
Which seems counterintuitive.
I believe it has become a prime example of how Government should operate.
What would that mean to you in terms of your budget and your priorities if you were told you got about 8 percent increase over last year?
I appreciate that.
I think that would be important to take a look at those and determine if we need more folks now in the IT and tech support.
You think that if we have got the smart technology, you don't need to have as many human beings behind it.
