With Nigeria now looking like they will be more cooperative and more willing to work on security, what should we be concerned about going ahead?

We appreciate your service and your testimony here today.

We have seen over time a decrease in State Department assistance and an increase in defense funding.

The problem is the EPA simply will not treat it as such.

Let us move with common sense.

The CLEER Act will simply ease the regulatory burden of States, including arid States like Arizona, from these exceptional events.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. Mr. HATCH (when his name was called). Present.

I urge support for the amendment. Time and time again when we do TAA, along with TPA, we find GAO--or whoever studies it--finds that it is duplicative and wasteful. There are other Federal programs that do the same thing. And we find that…

I ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 5 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I want to talk about trade for a minute. Let me start by saying that I believe in free trade. I strongly support swift renewal of the trade promotion authority we are considering today. We all know the benefits of increased market access…

Today, Indian water settlements are critical in the face of the ongoing drought in the West.

I had the honor, and all of us did, of working with Senator Jon Kyl, the premier water expert, not only in the Congress, but arguably in America.