S. 1080, introduced by Senators McCain and Kyl, will clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with resp...
S. 637, introduced by Senators Baucus and Tester, authorizing the construction of regional water systems in eastern Mont...
Good afternoon. We are going to convene this Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Energy Committee.
S. 789, introduced by Senator Feinstein, requires the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct a study of feasibility and sustai...
I look forward to hearing the testimony of the Department of the Interior and others on these issues.
A special value that is recognized by many people.
I have heard from many of my constituents in and around the North Cascades National Park, and they want the fish stockin...
Obviously, after 12 years of studying, research found that native or functionally sterile fish at a low population densi...
The feasibility study listed some of the benefits to habitat and other species that exist there by doing this. Is that c...
Does the Park Service headquarters support implementation of Alternative B as described in the recent record of decision...
How do you currently manage Forest Service land around there and how will the Wild and Scenic designation affect that?
The Skagit River watershed supports one of the largest wintering bald eagle concentrations in the lower 48 States.
First, I would like to talk about why designating part of Illabot Creek in Skagit County as a Wild and Scenic River is s...
Senator Murray and I introduced this legislation to designate 14.3 miles of a segment of Illabot Creek as part of the Na...
Why did the Park Service change the policy here, the management approach in the 1980s?
I have also heard from constituents who are concerned about the potential impacts of continued fish stocking.
This tendency to downplay problems does the VA a serious disservice.
I spoke about the need to overhaul the bureaucratic culture at the VA.
