I am more troubled now after your hour-long meeting with Ambassador Rice and acting CIA Director Mike Morell.

Well, certainly she misled the American public.

I think it's really troubling because it left a misimpression to the American people.

I have deep concerns but when you and I have talked about this before, I'll certainly hold the nomination until we get a full and complete picture of what happened here.

The big concern that I have is there was an impression left and I certainly went into the meeting with this impression that the unclassified talking points, that is what she relied upon, and certainly that's in part what she said on each…

I will certainly hold the nomination until we get a full and complete picture of what happened here.

his own reelection ahead of the interests of working Americans and our national security

I think it's very impressive.

I have no further questions and clearly neither does anyone else since they're gone.

So how do you respond to the concern that he raises that if a project has already gone through NEPA that it shouldn't have to go through it again if just to add the hydro, the conduit, into the canal or whatever the body is?

I certainly commend the Mayor of Prineville, who is here and all of those other individuals and groups who made this happen.

We would appreciate those letters for the record and accept them without objection and appreciate, very much, Congressman Tipton your testimony and your willingness to work with the committee as we look at the wording of the legislation.

Good morning. At this point I would like to welcome everyone. Clearly there's not a lot going on in Congress today.

But it would still, based on that response, it would still require a NEPA process?

Clearly as I listen to Congressman Tipton testify on his legislation he was suggesting that for projects that would include hydropower in construction that had already been completed and had already gone through the NEPA process that it…

It is reassuring that the ECB president last week said that the bank will do whatever it takes within its mandate to preserve the euro.

Europe remains by far America's biggest and most important ally.

Can you elaborate on that a little bit in terms of what you think the effect will be on Britain's position in the EU?