the halt in further implementation of this system allows us time to get the process right and make sure it is fair and equitable for all civilian employees in DOD.

Guam is in the midst of a major military realignment, and the key component of this realignment is the transfer of 8,000 marines and 9,000 dependents from Okinawa, Japan, to Guam.

This is the energy strategy I believe that we should be aspiring to in the OCS.

Thank you very much, Professor Eagle, for your comments.

Good morning, everyone. The joint hearing by the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans, and Wildlife, and the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will come to order.

Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary, for your statement, and for providing those insights into the efforts of the State of Massachusetts to thoughtfully plan for the different uses of our oceans.

Today's hearing will explore that last point in greater detail.

As many of you recognized, today is the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez, a terrible accident that had long-term and far-reaching impacts on our environment.

We really need another program like that explicitly on the Arctic, particularly now that it is more accessible and about to be developed.

There will always be risks; however, no matter how far we have come, there are some areas that are too sensitive to risk to oil and gas development.

Our challenge then is to ensure that new drilling, or any energy development in the OCS, is done responsibly.

As Chair, I am going to have to hold you to the five minutes.

I can't imagine that we would do anything else but to go forward and take the responsibility upon ourselves.

I respectfully request and appeal to the Committee to include in its proposed budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2010 sufficient budgetary headroom to allow for Congress to pass legislation implementing the recommendations of the Guam War…

We are pleased to receive your testimony, and you are recognized for 5 minutes.

Support for the enactment of the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act continues to grow, and I hope that the Senate will pass the bill this year.

We have to share it.

The dynamic nature of our time suggests the need for a new conservation paradigm.

We need specific, practical, and constructive recommendations and priorities.

We begin the 111th Congress during a period of great uncertainty for our Nation.

I do know, Secretary Penn, and I will say for the record, that you have made every effort to work closely with our elected leaders in the legislature, and I thank you.

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