to Senator Collins, who really was the chief sponsor of so many movements on the LWCF;

It is important to note the historical context of this, that before I became Secretary of the Interior, there were no rules and really no program for offshore wind.

and to John Tester, the Senator from Montana, who has taken me to Glacier National Park and other places, you are a wonderful group of people.

I think our staffs have essentially come up with agreement on the boundaries so we can avoid conflicts to the maximum extent.

There are appropriate places for siting the wind-energy potential and places that we ought to protect.

In 2010, it is about 102 years after President Roosevelt called the leaders of America together to essentially launch the conservation agenda.

The fact again here is that the best way these things work is exactly the kind of effort many members of this subcommittee were involved in, and that was the passage of the Public Lands Management Act of 2009.

It is a huge issue in this subcommittee, including Senator Feinstein, who have taken a huge lead role in addressing the problem that we have with tens of thousands of abandoned mines in the West.

It is absolutely unacceptable that any Government process like this should take 3 to 9 years.

In the context of all the things I work on, standing up the renewable offshore wind capacity off the Atlantic is close to the very top of the priorities.

The answer is yes, and I will have David amplify on the response.

We know that with smart conservation approaches we can solve these problems and we are committed to do it.

It took us 5 years to actually do something significant in this case.

In an internal company document dated July 2009, Toyota boasted about convincing NHTSA that an equipment recall was sufficient to address the pedal entrapment issue instead of a vehicle recall.

This override is considered, by most vehicle manufacturers, as an essential safety device.

If you had had a full vehicle recall, how much would that have cost your company?

I applaud you doing this, and I hope that you continue to do this, because I think the American public knows...

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Record remain open today until 12:30 p.m. for the submission of statements, adding cosponsors, bill introductions, and the submission of resolutions. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without…