Tom Carper

But with PFAS contamination confirmed, I think there are about 400 military bases around the country.

Thank you. Thank you all for being with us. Thank you for your work on this.

We wish you all, you and your families, happy holidays, and thank you for all that you are doing to protect God's creations on this planet.

I don't mean to pick on Collin O'Mara, but I am going to ask you maybe one more, Collin.

Right now, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act is, I think, a good piece of legislation.

I applaud the leadership provided for us by Senators Heinrich and Blunt and those who joined them in this cause.

The bipartisan Recovering America's Wildlife Act is a solution that matches the magnitude of the wildlife crisis.

The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which this Committee successfully reauthorized, I think, about 2 years ago in 2019, is one of the most popular Federal programs for working with landowners to conserve wildlife.

As our colleagues have oftentimes heard me say, things that are worth having are worth paying for.

Thank you for your time today, and thank you for that testimony. That was great.

Thank you for making sure that investments in endangered species are part of the Build Back Better Act.

Enactment of this legislation into law would boost our economy, create more outdoor recreation opportunities, provide regulatory certainty to landowners across the country.

The Federal Government is running a deficit in the current year of almost $3 trillion, which is just, maybe except for wartime, it is just unheard of.

Recovering America's Wildlife Act identifies unobligated environmental penalties as its funding source.

We look forward to seeing you at about 11:30 on the floor when we start voting.

This legislation, as Martin has said, would be the most significant investment in wildlife conservation in a generation.

I think, Martin, we would like to hear from you first, so feel free to lead us off.

The Recovering America's Wildlife Act aims to provide much needed resources for wildlife conservation and recovery.

I think it is atrocious that we have vacancies 2, 3, or 4 years, and longer in these courts.

The average time between vacancy and confirmation for the last five judicial nominees to the D.C. Superior Court, I think it is nearly 3 years

We are not the solution here. We are part of the problem.

A well functioning nuclear industry is critical to the future of our economy. It is critical to the future of our planet.

We reported out last year unanimously bipartisan infrastructure legislation on roads, highways, bridges, climate, on water, drinking water, wastewater, floodwater, unanimously.

We know that the NRC needs to be able to adapt and remain flexible in order to maintain the safety as well as the security of its operations.

One of the things we try to be mindful of as we are recruiting interns is diversity.