"I agree that reform of the General Mining Laws of 1872 is long overdue."
"We support this bill."
"These changes are long overdue."
"We support these provisions."
"the ``Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 2009'' (S. 140) introduced by Senator Feinstein."
"We would be happy to work with California Senators Boxer and Feinstein and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee as a whole."
"Senator Feinstein's' proposed increase per claim of $300 per year is a certain death to mineral discovery, exploration and development."
"The chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee says CIA Leon Panetta testified on Capitol Hill that he was told former Vice President Dick Cheney ordered the agency not to brief Congress about a ..."
"In my opinion, it would be inappropriate for a right-of-way granted to a railroad by the Federal Government for rail purposes to be used for anything other than rail."
"On June 30, 2009, I wrote a letter to the Department of the Interior (DOI) requesting a re-examination of a 1989 Solicitor's Opinion..."
"I think this bill presents the caution to States, to counties, to look deeply to see if a crime of violence, in fact, is motivated by hate, not dismiss it."
"Hate crimes are really the worst. They are scarring forever on the individual, they are brutal when they happen."