If the bill was amended to remove that particular site would that address the Park Service's concerns?

Thank you, Chairman Udall and Members of the Subcommittee.

I welcome this opportunity to speak on the floor about the National Security Agency surveillance programs, their effectiveness, and their future. I am proud to be joined by my colleague from Oregon, Senator Wyden, who will comment as well…

It would be really important to have those tools at hand so we can make informed decisions.

This is a very important site. We want to take the steps necessary to encourage more people to be able to visit it, learn from it.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues for their willingness to work together on this legislation.

Can you give us an estimate of when the revised study will be completed and will you please inform the committee when the Park Service has finished its review including your recommendations of whether the area is appropriate for a National…

We would strongly support any effort by the Congress to clarify that situation.

When we get this project completed we'll continue to learn about and appreciate the fascinating stories of Pike's travels.

I want to thank Dr. Toothman for your testimony.

I think that those are very important questions to ask in a time of constrained budgets.

I look forward to the further update.

Thank you, Senator Portman.

I sponsored the reintroduction of the Las Vegas Valley Public Lands and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act with my colleague Senator Heller.

So there may be a sweet spot here that we all ought to continue discussing.

I'm certainly open to taking a creative look at all of this, Senator Coburn, because the parks that you mentioned are America's best idea.

I was co-chairman of the commission with his father in 1985 and 1986, under President Reagan, that recommended full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which is $900 million.

I think last year, we actually appropriated something on the order of $200 million.

I want to thank Senator Alexander for his comments. I want to associate myself with his comments.

I rise today to mark a somber milestone. Nearly 1 year ago, Colorado and the Nation were shocked by the horrific scene at an Aurora movie theater. Even before the sun rose that Friday, July 20, 2012, we began hearing of a senseless mass…

The key factor, in my opinion, is political will.

How can States, tribes and local entities prepare and adapt for changes?

I rise today to talk about the balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution that I recently introduced with several of my colleagues. These cosponsors include Senators Manchin, Begich, McCaskill, Heitkamp and Tester. Debates over the…

I fully endorse her nomination, and let me say that I hope the Committee will act swiftly to send her nomination to the full Senate.

The saying, 'Whiskey is for drinking. Water is for fighting.'