"I am authorized to state that Chairman Wellinghoff does not oppose S. Amdt. 579 or H.R. 316."
"The reason that we're going to try to fast-track this legislation... is according to the most recent information from the Bureau of Reclamation, the Klamath Basin... has experienced the second driest ..."
"Your hearing today, Mr. Chairman, S. 693, the city of Hermiston Water Recycling and Reuse Project, this is extraordinarily important to Hermiston, one of our Eastern Oregon communities."
"Can we have a better understanding of revenue and expenses and the cash balance there."
"Access to quality housing is essential for the well-being of our tribes."
"I am committed to move forward their fight to ensure that the Federal Government upholds its trust responsibility to the indigenous people of what is now the United States of America."
"This injustice must be addressed by the Congress."
"American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians face unique barriers to housing development, and their communities face the highest rates of national poverty."
"The Native Hawaiian people are the only federally-recognized Native people without a government-to-government relationship with the Federal Government and this injustice must be addressed by the Congr..."
"Drastic budget cuts will limit the resources National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) fisheries scientists need to conduct research for fishery stock assessments."
"Inadequate funding for the National Marine Fisheries Service will essentially mean that there will be less fish available to the public."
"Lower catch limits will mean that both commercial and recreational fishermen will catch fewer fish."