We want to make sure that water is included in those areas.

I am looking at the transportation bill as an opportunity to deal with storm runoff.

I plan to take some action on that and expect that some of my colleagues will be joining us in that regard.

We should lift the volume caps on private activity bonds issued for water infrastructure projects.

I like your clean water trust fund; I think that makes a good deal of sense for us to consider that.

Thank you very much for your testimony.

The stimulus was touted as the way to fix our Nation's infrastructure, but in the end it was one of the biggest bait and switch schemes of all time.

So we look at the whole operation: can we reduce chemical use, and our carbon footprint to ensure that we have resources available for our children and their children's children in the future.

If a business is going to be able to locate they have to have access to water.

I appreciate that, because I think all three parts are important.

Our international affairs budget is, in my judgment, a smart investment that ultimately yields outsized returns and saves us money over the long haul.

We need to reduce regulatory burdens and ensure that rural communities have the flexibility to resolve water quality issues in a cost-effective manner.

I would encourage Secretary Clinton to recommend to the President that it is in our national security interests to immediately approve the Keystone XL pipeline.

We will continue to advocate for other governments to adopt transparency standards along the lines of those in the Dodd-Frank Act.

The State Department will play an increasingly important role in explaining the importance of transparency to foreign governments.

Energy Security Through Transparency, part of which became the Cardin-Lugar amendment S. 1504 to Dodd-Frank.

Senator Sessions' point is a very valid point.

I think it would be helpful for us to have if you could, quantitate the cost of inaction.