President Medvedev said that he was going to root out corruption, that he was going to make that a real hallmark of his Presidency.

The bill that I filed on behalf of many of my colleagues makes it clear that if you violate basic human rights, don't ask for the privilege to visit the United States.

The legislation, named in his honor, would blacklist any Russian believed to be responsible for major human rights violations from receiving a visa to travel to the United States.

A strong, successful, and transparent Russia that protects the rights of its citizens is squarely in the interests of the United States and the entire international community.

That's why we all get concerned about this, is that there are so many Sergei Magnitsky's that are out there.

Good morning, everyone. We're going to try and begin right on time because we have votes scheduled.

The United States cannot make Russia respect human rights and we cannot build democracy in Russia.

Do you feel like you have adequate data? Do you also have adequate ways to either regulate or incentivize compliance with those----

Many of us in the United States take water for granted, but globally, 800 million people do not have access to safe drinking water.

There's increasing recognition that water scarcity raises tensions between Nations and may be a driver of armed conflict.

USGS recently completed 2 reports on water supply and demand in the seacoast area in New Hampshire.

Thank you. Mr. Hansen, one of the things that has impressed me about the efforts that have been undertaken by the Army...

Can you talk a little bit about how you are coordinating with other Federal agencies, to the extent that you are, and how that's working.

empowering women and girls in other countries around the world has been very important to stability, to economic prosperity.

The Clean Water Act, we've talked about it for years. It needs to be overhauled eventually.

I want to acknowledge that--I understand that the EPA is embarking on the preparation of a report to address the value of water to the U.S. economy.

The State Department reports that in just 2 decades the world's demand for fresh water is expected to exceed supply by 40 percent.

While we've seen great strides in technology to overcome water challenges, including desalinization, we don't yet have a silver bullet to overcome water scarcity.