Diana DeGette

What was the role of NHTSA, and did they take this investigation seriously? Did they make a deal with Toyota that limited a tough and thorough investigation?

We have a new beginning as we attempt to harness the power of the sun, the power of geothermal, the power of the wind

They are issues which we must grapple with, they are issues that we cannot afford to fail in

We look very much forward to working with the Members of Congress as we tackle the difficult issues of an energy future for America

It is beyond comprehension unless you see it, and it is beyond avoiding. So now we are trying to deal with it.

What do we do in the longer range? For example, if we pass climate change legislation today, that is not going to help us deal with this crisis situation; but we hope it will help us in the long run.

I just want to emphasize something that Congressman Powell has said, which is in Colorado, at least, we are really in a crisis situation.

It seems to us as we do this climate change bill, which ultimately can help with the bark beetles, that we might be able to get incentives for folks to remove some of the downed trees, the woody biomass.

I would feel that woody biomass is an economic value. But we have to save our loggers.

In fact, in the current draft of the Waxman-Markey Climate Change Bill woody biomass is included in the renewable electricity standard.

All of us from Colorado know, Madam Chairwoman, that this is a terrible problem in the West, in particular, in Colorado.

I want to thank you for having this hearing, and I want to thank all of my colleagues, mostly from Colorado, but also from the whole West, for being here.

Union Station is going to be the core of Denver's FasTracks program.

All of these projects have been on time, under budget, and maybe most importantly they have had the full support of all of the voters in the regional area.

It really helps cement Denver as the national model to how to complete major transportation projects.

I urge everyone on this Subcommittee to get to know him and work with him over the following years.

Congratulations to everybody associated with Metro State for bringing home this impressive championship--a victory of which all of the people of Denver and the State of Colorado can be very proud.

Today I honor the NCAA Division II National Basketball Champion Metro State Roadrunners from Denver, Colorado.

I don't think that's smart horse-trading, Mr. Chairman.

We don't need any more timber roads. Construction of timber roads uses U.S. taxpayer dollars to pay for the business costs of the timber industry, and results in the degradation of soil, water quality and wildlife habitat.

If you pull out your calculator, Mr. Chairman, you'll find that 440,000 miles is enough to encircle the globe 17 times; that's ten times more road miles than we have in the Interstate Highway System.

I urge my colleagues to support the Miller amendment to protect roadless areas in our National Forest System.

I returned from my trip resolved to redouble my attempts to conserve these resources for future generations.

The taxpayer ends up paying the cost for these damages--and too often the damage cannot be undone.

These timber roads initiate erosion of soil, deposit sedimentation into streams, damage water quality, degrade fish habitat, fragment wildlife habitat, disrupt wildlife migration routes, and destroy the quiet beauty of our National Forests.