I figured I would have plenty of opportunity to express any opinions and certainly ask questions.

I look forward to this discussion on how we can do the best possible job with your budget and your appropriation.

we are not able to do it as effectively and as efficiently as we would like.

I ask for a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on this amendment? If not, the question is on agreeing to the amendment as modified. The amendment (No. 909), as modified, was agreed to.

I thank my colleague from California. I would also like to thank both Senator Boxer and Senator Vitter for their work on this amendment. I appreciate it very much. This is a very simple amendment. It says that the Corps of Engineers cannot…

I understand that my amendment has already been handed in. I will point out that I have a modification at the desk. This is a very simple amendment. It provides that the Corps of Engineers cannot charge a State or a tribe or municipality--

Thank you for the opportunity to discuss DHS' efforts to secure the Nation's industrial control systems.

again, I thank both of the managers of this bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the cloture motion is withdrawn and the clerk will read the title of the bill for the third time. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a…

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Members of the committee, it is nice to be here and nice to see all of you.

Thanks to my colleague from Utah. I also want to thank the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, Mr. Hastings, and the ranking member, Mr. Markey, and especially thank the chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals, Mr…

I thank the Senator from South Dakota for joining, and he is absolutely right. The cost to the States is significant. In actuality, the scoring number is reduced because the probability of them getting it is so remote. As I mentioned…

I think that level of commitment is very much needed and will help in terms of the whole effort.

We want to get them going economically or help them, but we really cannot do it without having the kind of law enforcement.

I appreciate your commitment to come to our State.

I appreciate that. I think you will find there are tremendous things we can do on transparency and everything else if we just work together to have something that is simple and straightforward and empowers States' first approach that would…

In the 2013 budget, the Administration did not fund $3.5 million that BIA requested for law enforcement.

In general, law enforcement is a real need on all of our reservations.

If we can follow the approach that we have taken both with Interior and the White House like our BLM streamlining legislation where we have worked together, that is the kind of approach I am talking about where I think we can do good…