the backlog, in some cases, is tremendous because of lack of resources.

How much more is our electricity bill going to be in 2025 than it is now?

Following up on the Chairman's questioning, by 2025 DOD says it is going to generate 25 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.

Thank you, Chairman Whitehouse and Chairman Sanders, for having the hearing today and looking into the collaboration between the EPA and the Department of Defense on pollution reduction and environmental performance issues.

I agree with you totally. That is certainly a consideration.

I think we all agree that the climate is changing. The question is what is causing that, so that is really the sticking point.

However, if we find that minor improvements come at the expense of the core mission of the Department of Defense, we should reexamine our priorities.

At the same time, we must keep our priorities straight. The mission of the military must be to have the best trained, most well equipped and capable fighting force on the planet.

we are reading in the news about the violence in countries all around the world and are reminded about the tremendous sacrifice of American troops as they protect and preserve the interests of our Nation. These men and women serve with…

It seems it would make sense that the forests we manage as a country would be eligible to be used by another agency of our Government.

I appreciate the Senator's leadership in this area. I also appreciate the fact that he jumped out and ran for the office and was elected, because we desperately need people such as Senator Johnson, people who were successful businessmen…

I think this rationing is such an important situation. We are already seeing rationing right now. As an optometrist more than being a Senator, I get calls all the time from people who have moved into town and they can't find a health care…

I do not think, if we were visiting about 20 miles as farmer to farmer or Congressman to whomever, that we would have that connotation of as the crow flies.

Well, in regard to the law, it is pretty clear the law says 20 miles.

One of the concerns I have is that we have heard from the administration and ag has kind of taken it on the chin the last couple years in doing their part to help us with the financial situation we are in.

My concern is, what does that do to all of us, but specifically single moms, people on fixed incomes and things where they cannot keep up.

But ag has kind of taken it on the chin the last couple of years under the current farm bill.

I would really encourage us to keep target prices on the table as we go forward and try and figure it out.

I can speak for all of the Committee and Congress in general that we are very, very concerned and certainly we have got to figure out that is not tolerate it, period.

how do we do a good job of ensuring that, you know, that we do not have problems going forward, more problems?

Thank you very much. We appreciate all of you being here; really appreciate you being here, Sandra.

the government has the want-to but they do not have the heart

Thank you, Madam Chair.

the importance of a hearing like this is trying to illustrate that

I think that the Inspector General report is disturbing, very disturbing in the sense that in regard to the safety and security of women in some of these facilities.