Federal toxic chemical regulation is broken and needs to be addressed.

If we do not, our children and our grandchildren will continue to be guinea pigs in an uncontrolled experiment testing the impacts of thousands of industrial chemicals on the human body.

I have to preside over the Senate, but I am leaving you in the hands of two very capable Senators that I know are very concerned about this issue.

The success of Indian gaming is a testament to the resilience and determination of Indian tribes.

We must ensure that we focus on the root of the problem, the toxic chemicals themselves.

This is a very important hearing.

We need to find better ways.

And thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this hearing and being such an advocate for our oceans.

We need to find a way... to take these ideas and take them early on and get them into the process, so that we can have an effective cleanup.

We thank you and Senator Udall for your willingness to take a few minutes to understand the benefits St. Cloud zeolite could bring to the environmental rehabilitation efforts underway in the wake of the BP--Deepwater Horizon calamity.

I wanted to ask Chairman Wismer. You know, your county has interacted with Bandelier National Monument...

the Valles Caldera National Preserve will continue to prosper as a natural wonder full of significant geology, ecology, history, and culture.

We see S.3452 transferring responsibility for future management of the Valles Caldera to the National Park Service.

I believe there is strong public support for National Park Service management of the Valles Caldera, and the inclusion of the preserve in the National Park System will ensure that the area is appropriately protected.

The Park Service has a strong record of managing our Nation's national treasures, and by all accounts, the Valles Caldera meets the high standards for inclusion in the National Park System.

S. 3452 recognizes that reality and states that hunting and fishing shall be permitted.

Santa Clara strongly supports section 3, subsection (h), the ban on development and motorized access, but asks for an exception to allow Santa Clara members access to parts of Popii Khanu otherwise inaccessible.

It is time to put Valles Caldera fully in the hands of the people.