Mark Udall

Such a commission, if it were established, should consider very basic issues--for example, the longstanding up-and-out practice of the military.

I, too, hope the Senate will move quickly to ratify the treaty by the end of the year.

I think the great disservice that National Public Radio did to everyone was to try to isolate TBI from PTSD.

I want to emphasize for the record that the goal of my legislation--the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act of 2010 (S. 3404)--is not to force the Bureau of Reclamation to act when it believes the tunnel is safe.

S. 3387, introduced by Senator Mark Udall, to provide for the release of water from Ruedi Reservoir, to promote fish habitat conservation in the Colorado River.

S. 3404, also introduced by Senator Udall, to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to take actions to clean up the pollution at Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado.

I'm deeply pleased that President Obama recognizes the talent and creativity that Carl will bring to our discussions on science and in particular STEM education.

Does the Park Service consider the proposed heritage area for the Susquehanna appropriate for national heritage designation?

Thank you for that clarification and clear answer.

Your enthusiasm's contagious and the history of the Susquehanna region is important and very, very significant.

You'll keep us apprised, I assume?

Thank you, Senator Burr.

So there is at least a precedent or a parallel of some sort?

This amendment will make it a fact of life that individual Americans can more easily access their credit score. A credit score impacts consumers' interest rates, monthly payments on home loans, and can even affect a consumer's ability to…

It is not a public process at this point. It is not. It is not.

I want to turn to Senator Burr.

Your emergency hiring authority expires, as well, I believe, on----

The purpose of today's hearing is to review the National Park Service's implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

When I became chairman of this subcommittee last year, one of the first issues I focused on was oversight of how these funds are being spent.

I think, in both cases, they were projects that desperately needed to be done.

Hopefully we will not be in another great recession anytime soon.

The National Park Service received significant new funds through the Act, $750 million for deferred maintenance.

I look forward to working with you and bringing this piece of legislation to fruition and keeping our promise to the good people of southwestern Colorado.

Seventy five hundred acres.

Senator Inouye has great credibility, as you know, in this Congress on these issues.