I think sustainability is here to stay, I think much like quality was back in the 1980s.

We are seeing this trend, as Senator Alexander knows, where more and more newspapers are not putting reporters in Washington.

I support reforms to bring the universal service fund into the broadband era. Broadband is a wise infrastructure investment.

Should we have a guiding principle with regard to these territories, which essentially determines that they be treated as States, except where we decide that there is an exception to that?

I mean, my sense is that many tribes are as President Porter has described, and they have great needs and substantial poverty and all.

It would seem to me that, to the extent you decouple, you add great complexity to the issue.

Helium is critical to a wide range of industrial, scientific and medical markets including medical devices such as MRIs.

I think many of our NATO partners, as in France--you are going to go talk to them, but I think they just see this, that we have waited too long in terms of having an Afghan lead.

Twenty thirteen will see, I think, pretty much the completion of that.

I think they have done an outstanding job in terms of the mission that we have entrusted to them, and I think they have largely accomplished their mission.

More importantly if Congress does not act, the helium program will disappear all together in less than 3 years.

Helium is a critical element used in numerous applications in our medical, industrial and scientific communities.

The Helium Stewardship Act of 2012 represents a step toward a solution as it allows the U.S. Government to continue drawing from helium reserves.

It's a bipartisan bill that addresses the need for ongoing stewardship of the Nation's helium reserve in Amarillo, Texas.

The current sales and management structure for the Helium Reserve is distorting the private helium market.

I was a bit disappointed when reading through the charter and through the testimony that was filed with us, that I didn't see any mention of fuel production from algae.

the reality is that I have ranchers back in New Mexico that have sold off entire herds because there is less water

If the Federal Helium Reserve is not reauthorized, this helium will be eliminated from the marketplace causing a shortage of supply against consumer demand.