We all want a better place for our children and grandchildren. We want a strong economy; we want an expanding economy.

I do not want to ask you for a commitment. I just ask if you would be as flexible as possible to working with my office and other stakeholders to allow time for these efforts to demonstrate what they are able to do.

I really do appreciate your coming out and talking to our constituents and also your recognition of what happened in Woodward, Oklahoma.

These will be vital tools to us as we seek to conserve America's great wetlands.

When you compare the successes with the Federal mandates which most often do not achieve the conservation goals but give States unnecessary economic pain it is clear that the voluntary programs should be at the center of all conservation…

This program has such a good track record for conservation precisely because it is a voluntary effort; it incentivizes non-Federal funds for wetland wildlife habitat conservation.

I want to remind people, as I always do, that the amendments that we put on the 2012 national defense authorization language was one that precludes Americans from engaging in combat.

I was working in Uganda when I found out that up north in the area called Gulu, this guy named Joseph Kony had been, for about 20 years, mutilating kids.

I am very proud of what I saw and what our 100 advisors, plus or minus, are doing there

the listing would significantly harm agriculture, construction of highway infrastructure, and energy development.

I remember Senator Lautenberg and I were very interested in that.

I happen to be on the pretty extreme side in wanting to do more quicker, and I think she has that tendency too.

Mr. President, I want to spend a few minutes talking about what is occurring with the GSA conference waste that has been in the news of late. My criticisms are not mainly directed toward GSA. Over 3 years ago, I started doing oversight on…

On April 19, 9:02 a.m. central time, my city will stop for a moment of silence. We'll stop and we'll reflect for 168 seconds. Family and friends will stand on the green grass in the shade of the Survivor Tree and will read the names of all…

I think this goes beyond this. I remember when we were the majority, the Republicans were the majority.

It was my understanding, maybe you can clarify this, Mr. Miller, it was after that interim, that May 2011, that Mr. Neely actually went on several trips, after that report came out.

We need to do a look-back and have justice served. But we need to look forward.

Anyone in any agency who puts their own interests above the country's interests will suffer the consequences.