I support law enforcement in many different ways, and this will be a high priority for me.

I appreciate the concerns that you raise.

I understand the enormity of the problem and the importance of the problem.

It truly is the Department of the Americas.

It is no different, in fact, than what is happening in the Everglades, where Senator Nelson has made a legitimate significant issue of the Burmese python.

We need to get our young people connected to our landscapes in terms of environmental education and understanding the importance of stewardship.

We are, as Senator Alexander spoke about and with respect to the statement that I said on the Utah lease sales, making sure that as we move forward with the development of a renewable energy world, which we are going to develop, that we…

I appreciate your raising this issue with me from I think my very first days in the Department of the Interior, Senator Feinstein.

The issues that we are working on are not Democratic or Republican issues, they are issues for America and for all of our population.

I will work very hard to help address some of the vexing water problems that face us.

When one looks back at those conversations that took place in the Secretary of the Interior's office with Stewart Udall, you are left with a sense, given our fights together here to put funding into a Land and Water Conservation Fund…

I will look forward to working with both of you, working with the White House, and working with our colleagues in the House to take a moon shot with respect to investing in the treasured landscapes of America.

There are going to be limitations relative to where you actually do the siting of some of these facilities.

each night approximately 131,000 veterans, the men and women who have served our country, are among the Nation's homeless.

Future funding for homeless veterans' programs must continue to focus on providers that offer and provide job skill training.

Do any of you charge any type of service fee or co-payment to those who are receiving service-connected compensation?

I was proud to support H.R. 1171, as amended, the 'Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program Reauthorization Act of 2009.'

Does anyone else have a figure or statistic on that?