we need to make sure that we are getting the most for our money.

foreign assistance is critical in promoting U.S. interests across the globe.

As we are thinking about how we look at our foreign aid efforts and revise them for the future, how should we be factoring climate change in and coordinating with what we need to do in that area?

I think it makes sense to have a fund that we can use because obviously this problem is not going to go away.

One of the things that I've been reading about the cause of so many of these dramatic fires that we've seen in recent years is that climate change has had an impact.

I guess the concern that I have, particularly right now, and given the urgency of what we need to do, is whether or not--given our commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, if we have the capacity to engage our military in this fight.

Most people think of our big forests all being out West, but actually the three most heavily forested states in the country are in the East.

this is something that we've got to address.

it's very clear, I think, to people in New Hampshire, that this is a challenge that we face, and we'd better respond to it.

I would like to follow up on Senator Lugar's questioning about Nigeria. I was there in both 2006 and 2007--before the elections, and during the elections in 2007--and couldn't agree more that governance is a major issue there, as we look at energy security.

I certainly would agree with that, that the Governors in Nigeria, by and large, did not share the commitment to transparency, and corruption was rampant.

They don't need someone from the Park Service coming in and telling them how to build a trail.

Unfortunately the local efforts and the State involvement has not been able to deal with the long term needs that exist.

The Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act establishes a grant and technical assistance program to carry out conservation, restoration, as well as historic and cultural preservation efforts in the Upper Connecticut River Watershed.

You can see why Sharon is so good at what she does.

I have to say I do disagree with you, however, with respect to S. 1117 which would address the Connecticut River Watershed.

I'm proud to be an original co-sponsor of the Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act along with Senator Leahy, Senator Gregg and Senator Sanders.

We have to support research. We have to make sure that help is there to find this cure.