"We really need to look at what other approaches are out there that can either get better results or at least control the costs better."
"I think in my State, the highest point of land in my State is a bridge."
"over the last 650,000 years, we have had remarkable stability in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere."
"Some would say there still are."
"about 125,000 years ago, when we had warming more or less at the same level that we are heading toward today, but that was for very different reasons, we had sea level rise of several meters."
"That was pretty good, Senator Merkley. Very good."
"I think it is close to four feet, maybe four to five feet."
"I would just urge the Subcommittee to keep those in mind."
"I think coming--something that should accompany that would be a plan, something that can be shared, explained, and can be used as an oversight tool to help you."
"I certainly want to encourage you, to the extent that you can, to be transparent, more transparent and accountable."
"I think I walk away from this hearing with a better understanding of how we find ourselves in this situation."