Should scientists be able to conduct their research without fear of reprisal from the government?

I attribute a lot to the economy being overregulated, but a substantial part of it has to do with what we have done with health care.

Well, Mr. Chairman, I would like to point out that not only does this impact individuals and families, it is impacting the economy.

I just want to point out that we've got a number of billionaires, one of whom, Tom Stiler, who pledged $100 million in contributions to pro-environmentalist Congressional campaigns.

This investigation ought to be about protecting the rights of scientists to do their jobs.

Why don't we limit it to Article I and the Tenth Amendment.

I have always assumed when I was asked to come on this Committee that we had that authority.

I would like to have a constructive dialogue about it to reform this and correct it and get it back to where it works.

I was listening to Mr. Spiro's opening statement, and it reminded me of the old liberal view of communism, that it failed because no one had done it the right way.

I really hope that's not the case, because this is not--although some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have tried to make this about her candidacy, it's really about our national security and how we handle things going…

In the context of the damage that's being done to the land, how... we're doing more harm than good.

I do think the importance of this discussion we're having today in the context of Federal land management, we really need to emphasize this, that we've made some policies that I think are doing more harm than good.

The logical conclusion from that is is that some of our Federal agencies need to understand that one size does not fit all.

I don't ever recall those two words being used to describe the actions of anyone who has ever served as Secretary of State, extremely careless in handling classified information.

But you have to let us do our job. We want you to do your job, but you have to let us do our job.

Isn't it the responsibility of the UASI program to make sure that the program's goals are met?

We really do appreciate you guys and want to help any way we can.

I want to look into this a little bit more and make sure that I fully understand how this is done, but I want to get back to this.

It's stunning to me that Orlando was turned down for the grant, and particularly considering the threats that we face, and it's been in an escalating nature.

Well when you look at the fact that there's over half a billion--$662 million, half a billion dollars that was unused from 2011, and you couldn't come up with some----

It is stunning to me that more wasn't done to prepare Orlando for this, to view Orlando as a target.

Well, that came from the GAO report and it indicated it was for the whole country, the whole UASI.

I'm trying to figure out, though, how you make a determination that would result in Orlando and central Florida not getting a grant.

I can tell you, and I don't know if you picked up on it, but I am extremely frustrated by how our country has handled this.

First, I want to commend my colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), for his and his colleagues on Appropriations' work on this bill. Mr. Chairman, the Environmental Protection Agency spends as much as $50 million per year…