Cory Gardner

The whole world looks to them for guidance on how to think about this issue.

We need to make sure that aid goes in positive directions that support rather than undermine U.S. interests.

That commitment, if it was indeed from President Xi personally, should change China's administrative controls for doing commercial espionage.

The United States is not going to withhold punitive action on cyber in order to protect and save good things on the agenda.

I urged the President to reiterate that China's recent destabilizing activities in East China Sea and South China Sea, behavior in cyberspace, and human right abuses are actions fundamentally at odds with a country that wants to be…

What if there is a Sony-like incident directed from China to the United States?

We do have a new high-level dialogue for confronting cyber crime which could be very influential.

I commend the Senators from New Mexico and my colleague, Senator Bennet from Colorado, on the need to not just talk about it and introduce it, but to actually pass it to law.

Thank you for holding this hearing today.

The EPA was trying to remediate the mine, there is no denying that they caused this spill, and that is entirely unacceptable.

Where was the EPA during this initial notification and closure of the River?

Councilman Olguin will be testifying this afternoon in front of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on the Gold King Mine spill.

Affected communities and stakeholders deserve transparency and accountability in the events surrounding the spill.

These families deserve to have the full attention and dedicated resources of the Administration committed to the clean up.

The questions that we must ask today: where was the EPA during this initial notification and closure of the river?

We need to pass Good Samaritan legislation to encourage counties, non-profits and companies to clean up abandoned mines throughout the West.

We need solutions to address the acid mine drainage coming from all of these old abandoned mines.

Let's identify what went wrong to make sure it does not happen again.

We must also remember this spill had an impact on the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute, and the Navajo Nation.

Although the EPA has acknowledged the magnitude of this crisis, its initial lack of communication and coordination in events leading up to and following the spill are suitable for congressional oversight.

We have asked Administrator McCarthy and the President to prioritize funding for a water treatment plant.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:19 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, August 6, 2015, at 11:30…

Thailand is the longest standing U.S. ally in Asia.

I want to thank Senator Cardin for working with this date and the witnesses today supporting this important hearing today.

This hearing will come to order.