I am counting on you really helping us do a better job up here on Capitol Hill for the people.

I know that Senator Leahy and I and others on this Committee work very strongly together to try and help bring about the effective changes.

This is one of the toughest jobs in all of the Federal Government and I think you are not only up to the job, I think you can do a great job there.

Let us get into a room with law enforcement, including people like Fred Burmester, Salt Lake County's Assistant District Attorney.

I think it is very positive news in the fact that we have--I believe you mentioned somewhere in the neighborhood of $70 billion being paid back.

Unfortunately, over the past couple of years, metal has become a favorite target for crooks.

I have total confidence in Senator Klobuchar. She has added a great deal to the Judiciary Committee and I think a great deal to the U.S. Senate.

So I look forward to our hearing today, and I look forward to listening to our witness panel on ways we can protect our country and, of course, perfect our legislation.

Senator Hatch, Senator Klobuchar, I ask you to work with me and my colleagues.

I applaud your leadership and tenacity on this important issue, because it is important.

We simply must ensure that our Nation's businesses, homes, and infrastructure are no longer viewed as a treasure trove by desperate metal thieves.

Not only was the letter ignored, but there were no answers to any of those questions given before his unilateral action.

would wind or solar farms harm or have a greater impact on elk than mining?

I hope you recognize that when you go after that water in central and eastern Nevada you leave western Utah alone.

Categorical exclusion is part of NEPA.

if you would write that guarantee in your bill, it might be a better bill, obviously.

We import the 92 percent of the uranium that we use in this country. I understand about 25 percent of that comes from Russia?

So the good supervisor will still get her tourism dollars going into that area.