Dianne Feinstein

Over the LWCF program's 44-year history only once has it been fully funded at the congressionally authorized level of $900 million annually.

We are equally delighted by increases for these programs proposed in the President's fiscal year 2011 Obama budget request--a great step towards the administration's stated goal of fully funding the LWCF by the year 2014.

We urge the subcommittee to set the course towards this goal by including substantial funding increases in the fiscal year 2011 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for these two important programs.

I urge the subcommittee to support an allocation of $300 million to the Fish and Wildlife Service budget for land acquisition through the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Chairman Feinstein and members of the subcommittee, the National Trust for Historic Preservation asks that you support job creation, sustainability and smart growth by appropriating funding for the Nation's core historic preservation…

Thank you Chairwoman Feinstein, Ranking Member Alexander, and members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for the opportunity to provide testimony.

I want to thank Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein and the subcommittee members for the opportunity to submit written testimony.

Unless the Federal Government continues to invest in the lakes these problems will get worse and the price we pay will be higher.

40 million people rely on the Great Lakes for their drinking water, and millions more benefit from the commerce and business that depend on the waters of the Great Lakes.

Thank you Chairwoman Feinstein for allowing the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to submit written testimony on these needs.

We need you to fulfill that commitment by providing us with the resources we need to make their path toward a quality education easier to navigate.

The United States made a commitment to the Indian children enrolled in the 183 BIE schools, including the Indian children at Black Mesa.

I respectfully ask the subcommittee to continue its commitment to the creative sector by supporting an increase in the NEA fiscal year 2011 budget to $180 million to save jobs, educate our children, and maintain America's cultural dynamism.

It is an honor to provide this written testimony regarding one of our Nation's most prized natural and economic resources--the Great Lakes.

This needs to be an absolute national priority.

Lake Tahoe, first of all, is a national treasure. It deserves national attention.

I am delighted to be joined by Senator Ensign, who has been very helpful, as I just said on the land moneys from Nevada with this.

If these invasive species get in, it can be literally disastrous and very difficult to control.

It is something I am completely supportive of.

I see this as extraordinarily serious on courage in the bodies of Congress.

The chilling effect on courage, I think, over time will be enormous.

I am one that believes the decision is really catastrophic, and it is catastrophic, I think, on the practical impact of day-to-day life of an elected official.

I hope we have a bill that has broad new disclosure requirements, approval by stockholders, has a CEO standing up on the disclaimer.

One of the reasons why we have 6-year terms is so that we can be courageous, so we can say what we believe is in the best interest of all of the people of this great country.

I think we have really got to batten down the hatches of who we give visas to.