Cory Gardner

We do not want to subcontract our North Korea policy to China.

I think a full engagement, a full court press, dealing with the nuclear issue, dealing with economic issues, both with carrots and sticks.

North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs pose a serious threat to the United States and to the security environment in East Asia.

You have got a commitment from Senator Bennet and I to continue to work on these issues.

We have got to figure out what the time frame is going to be.

I think showing a concerted effort, letting people know that our river is cleaned up.

The 143-year-old 1872 Mining Law needs to be reformed and brought in line with other extraction industries.

The EPA caused this, and that is entirely unacceptable.

Just the county budget?

The spill makes clear that the piecemeal approach of the past is not working.

Adding the Animas Basin's offending mines to the EPA's Superfund National Priorities List is really the only clear path forward.

I am committed to working with Senator Bennet, Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman, in a bipartisan fashion to get good Samaritan legislation through the Senate.

They deserve to be fully reimbursed for their damages and the EPA is committed to doing so.

I look forward to working on them with Senator Bennet. And, again, I think it is critically important that the only way we can address some of these issues is, of course, with bipartisan support.

Thank you to Chairman Vitter for allowing this committee hearing to be held.

There is really only one entity that can handle this. That is the EPA.

Will that be something that you can submit on a claim? How do you prove that?

While supporting all of the above solutions, only the full effort and comprehensive approach of the EPA can address these problems permanently.

Gentlemen, we are counting on you two to represent us and to speak up for us.

To have a rising China that is a responsible rising nation to meet these needs and concerns that we have expressed today.

I think sometimes the U.S. attitude or policies toward China can come across as either finger-wagging or perhaps telling people what they can and cannot do.

What China has accomplished over the past several years is truly remarkable, I mean, lifting 500 million people out of poverty.

The world will benefit from a strong China. The world will benefit from a strong United States.

One of our biggest problems with the rebalance is that it has been viewed as a primarily military shift.

The best way to encourage the Chinese to move toward these high-standard agreements is to conduct our own negotiations with partners.