I would be remiss if I did not take this opportunity to thank Senator Bingaman for his continued assistance in helping to improve the state and its water users' ability to manage water resources both in times of drought and in times of…

The majority of the State is experiencing a severe drought that has impacted irrigation and municipal and environmental water supplies.

Thank you Chairman Bingaman and colleagues for giving me the opportunity to discuss climate and water issues with you.

Thank you Chairman Bingaman and Ranking Member Murkowski for this opportunity to address the issue of water and climate in New Mexico.

I strongly believe the next surface transportation bill can address the enormous infrastructure needs of our cities--which we all know have been ignored for far too long--as well as the needs of rural America.

Let's get it done. Let's reinvest in America.

I'm proud to say that the district attorney, who was the DA at the time, who brought the case, the deputy district attorney who actually prosecuted the case, the district attorney in our jurisdiction who is there today and his chief…

I would like to thank the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture for the combined support of over $100 million...

Do you support efforts to level the playing field so that advanced biofuels qualify for the same tax incentives...

Maybe asking it another way. If they didn't get a permit, they were in violation of the law.

Thank you for your service there at EPA.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks for holding this hearing.

Nuclear energy safety must be the top priority for Government regulators and it should be the top priority for the industry as well.

I appreciate very much and welcome my colleagues that I served with over in the House and look forward to hearing their testimony.

So you are seeing that as a problem, it sounds like.

Hydraulic fracturing using diesel fuel for the fluid is subject to the Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.

I congratulate you and your committee members for your leadership on charting strategies for addressing our oil problem.

Chairman Bingaman and Ranking Member Murkowski, you have made clear your commitment to the hardworking men and woman across America who are today's newest energy producers.