I hope FERC will continue to move and work with all of us.

I think it is clear that we can and we must do more.

I don't think it's something that we appreciate as fully as we need to.

It is important to have some kind of an understanding that the confines within which the Park Service operates will be respected.

I think we would be interested in perhaps learning a little bit more as you sort through where you feel not only the most economic, but really in terms of greatest efficiencies and performance needs.

The actions by the Park Service are being viewed as an over reach, an over reach of your agency into the authority of others.

Right now the local people do not feel that the Park Service is engaging with them in a manner that is anything close to being described as neighborly.

I think the message from the Park Service needs to be one that is a genuine outreach and not just based on one incident, but a continuing outreach and a continuing collaboration.

I think that is--that is a good move, that it is positive. We certainly encourage that.

It is to operate, to build, maintain our parks. It has nothing to do with boating safety or boating licensing registrations.

It sometimes takes just one incident. In this case, one that turned out to be very high profile, very public and very unfortunate.

it is right and wise to reinvest proceeds from offshore drilling receipts in the protection of natural resources.

these funds should go to their intended and authorized use.

far-sighted investment in LWCF is one that will permanently pay dividends to the American people.

the President's budget request includes full funding of LWCF in fiscal year 2012.

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