Each of those homes collects its wastewater in a private septic tank, which slowly leach into the land.

I feel the terrible responsibility of being the lone voice in Congress to try to raise awareness of the gulf between my constituents and the rest of our Nation.

The island of Saipan in the Marianas, with a population of some 50,000, is the only municipality of its size in our Nation without 24-hour, potable, municipal water.

I urge the committee to follow the President's lead and set aside significant funding for research and development, demonstration projects, loan guarantees, and tax-free bonding authority for solar and other renewable energy projects.

They are looking to us for leadership and want us to reject distractions that have kept us from focusing on what we need to do today to secure our future.

Given the current recession and the general decrease in demand for land and development, are you considering spending more funds now on additional real estate purchases to take advantage of the decreased prices?

What will be done with MRAPs once our forces leave Iraq?

Are the Army and Marine Corps closely coordinating efforts to design future combat vehicles? If not, why not?

The MRAPs that we have rushed to the field in Iraq are too large and too heavy for Afghanistan. What will be done with MRAPs once our forces leave Iraq?

Given the substantially improved survivability of MRAP-like vehicles and the potential for future enemies to utilize similar asymmetric means, how are you incorporating successes of these vehicle designs into FCS?

What plans are in place or being developed to transition our Up-Armored Humvees back to the United States or directly to Afghanistan as forces drawdown in Iraq?