I think will be helpful and would hope that this Committee would consider.

That it took so long to implement a technique we still are not sure will be the final solution is certainly unconscionable.

the concern here is there is a shortage of quick, efficient, fair mechanisms to pay the claims.

I am hoping that we will have a second round here. But I would ask you then, as you are looking to--because it sounds that you are clear that you are planning on imposing again another moratoria there.

What I am asking today is for a greater certainty as to that Alaska status.

But how are we defining that pause? Because if it is a moratoria, a moratoria that is brought about because of a decision made by the administration as a result of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, then there are funds that have been made…

I wanted to tell the Senator from Louisiana, because we had an opportunity yesterday when we went to his home State, traveled there with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security, we saw the spill from the air…

If I may follow up with the Senator from Louisiana on the expedited claims process, this is something we heard yesterday, the concerns from those saying they don't believe the claims process is transparent, is efficient, is easy enough…

We obviously need to fix this.

You're probably going to be hearing about this meeting.

We cannot allow the taxpayers to bear the burden of these disasters.

But, there should be some assessment of risk and some analysis, then, that plays in there.

Let me ask you, Mr. Bennett, because when we were in Louisiana yesterday, had an opportunity to hear from representatives from the fishing industry...

If, in fact, it is correct, here, that there's no doubt that the responsible party is going to be held fully accountable for this particular spill, does the administration think, then, that we need any specific legislation to make this…

So, in fact, what we're talking about here, with a cap, may or may not--and the 'may not' is, perhaps, quite likely--may not be in place for this particular--for the Deepwater Horizon incident.

So, are you differentiating between deepwater and shallow-water exploration?

Our State--the great State of Alaska--believes that it would be appropriate and in the public interest and, in the interests of State and local governments across the Nation, for the SEC to add governmental entities to the definitions of…

Can you inform me whether or not if 2921 is enacted, would you impose this revenue-sharing proposal on all renewable projects that are proposed for Federal lands?

Let me ask you, Dr. Robyn, just very quickly, given the proposals in the bill related to the wilderness and national monuments, are you prepared to say that the training and the other needs for the military for the present and then going…

Welcome to you, Senator Feinstein. Please know that I have great respect for you, your leadership here in the Senate.

I want to echo the concerns that have been raised by both the Virgin Islands Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the constitutionality of some of the provisions.

It's the essence of democracy.

Congress should not be considering legislation that would stack the deck to reach a predetermined outcome.

It is my job to fight for them.

The executive branch determined in 2005 that there was no legal basis for considering additional payments under the agreement subsidiary to section 177 of the Compact.