Well, I would agree with you. That is another area that we would like to be working together with you to make sure that we have got the resources to advance that science.

Can you tell me a little bit about the status of those funds? Why, what do you propose to be doing with them?

Last year, GAO recommended that the Library develop a digital strategy.

I would agree it seems extraordinarily high, and I think it is important that we fully understand and appreciate all that is going into this.

I would like to go back to the issue that I raised in my opening remarks, and that is why a foreign exchange program belongs in the legislative branch bill.

What would that mean to you in terms of your budget and your priorities if you were told you got about 8 percent increase over last year?

Which seems counterintuitive.

Yes, it is a tough landscape out there. I think we all appreciate that.

Appreciate your responses.

I want us to have buildings that are strong and safe and are beautiful and are historic, but I think we also need to use a little bit of common sense in how we address the issue.

Just go to Alaska and walk around and see what's happening to the permafrost there.

S. 881 DOES NOT 'FINALIZE' SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS TO THE TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST BUT STARTS A CHAIN OF FUTURE EXCEPTIONS THAT MAY UNRAVEL LONG SETTLED ALASKA NATIVE LAND CLAIMS.

We recognize that the Native people who are asking for recognition via S. 784 have long histories and traditions in this region.

We must vigorously oppose proposals which attack the Tongass as a result.

I appreciate that. I think you've identified a critical issue that applies not only in nuclear, but in many of our other sectors where we have lost expertise overseas.

S. 661, the Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement Act is a good bill because I think it really looks toward the future of manufacturing here in the United States.

We'd like to express our appreciation to you, Senator Murkowski and to the other members who've been supportive of this bill.

I think this bill will help to revive and strengthen our industrial competitiveness, restore our status as a manufacturing leader.

we'd like to commend you for the introduction of the Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act

Over the last few decades our global competitors have improved their productivity and have captured high value manufacturing capabilities and in products that were invented here in the United States.

I think we recognize that we might be able to enhance budgets a little.

We certainly can look at tax policies that encourage the manufacturing or re-growth of manufacturing in this country.

NWFPA thanks Chairman Bingaman, Senator Murkowski and the co-sponsors for introducing this bill and for recognizing the importance of energy efficiency to the competitiveness of U.S. industries.

we have not been investing in the manufacturing sector here in the United States over the last 15 years.

we should be using science, not politics.