We do need a national water strategy as well as a national infrastructure strategy.

Thank you, Mr. President. I want to thank the Senator from Rhode Island for his kind words. He is a real expert and a leader on climate change, and I look forward to continuing to work together with him and our colleagues on this important…

This is a bipartisan issue. The need to repair our aging infrastructure in water and elsewhere applies to each of our States.

In fact we just witnessed a near disaster right here in the Nation's capital when water in Prince George's County was nearly shut off to tens of thousands of residents during the hottest week of the summer due to an aging water main that…

This is really a Federal responsibility. This is something we're going to have to appropriate the dollars to help to solve.

As Senator Whitehouse has described, our oceans show the effect of climate change by absorbing much of the heat from our warming planet. But they do more than that; our oceans absorb almost 25 percent of the carbon that humans release into…

What is the one thing that the Congress ought to be doing to address our aging water infrastructure from your perspective?

In 2008 this subcommittee held a similar hearing and we learned then that the maintenance backlog for the Bureau of Reclamation's water facilities alone exceeded $3.2 billion.

I wish to thank Senator Whitehouse for being a leader for so long, for being so forceful and so factual on this issue. I applaud his leadership and look forward to continuing to work together on this important issue. Climate change is…

I think it's an important first step, but bills of rights are generally enforceable and there is an accountability mechanism.

I support your nomination. I am anxious to support your speedy confirmation.

to the extent that it is both profitable and sustainable, it ought to be a model for the rest of the world.

Thank you, Admiral, for appearing before the Committee. And let me say how grateful we all are...

When funding is short, we cannot afford the expenses and inefficiency of lawsuits to manage critical ocean and coastal resources.

The E-Rate program is the cornerstone of bringing technology to schools and libraries.

I have confidence that the FCC and USAC, with the massive amount of data that they have, can examine and look at the metrics and make good, reasonable, reasoned proposals.

As you all know, the State of Hawaii prohibits all forms of gambling. This ban reflects my view and the view of our congressional delegation, and most of the popular will of the state of Hawaii.

Educational technology can eventually be delivered within the textbook budget.

The problem with that is that the island of Oahu, which contains Honolulu, the entire island is considered urban, which is just not true, as a matter of common sense.

Every student should have the opportunity to develop the skills that they need to be competitive in the workplace, no matter where they live or go to school.

Today we are here to discuss the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study.

through the Chair, I would like to answer the Senator's question and then yield to the Senator from Connecticut. I thank my friend for pointing out that this is not just for those of us who consider ourselves environmentalists, this has…

I was very encouraged by the President's speech today for a number of reasons. The main thing I found encouraging is he is obviously done waiting. And there are three reasons to be done waiting. The first is it is very unlikely, given the…

I am here today to briefly discuss an amendment to an important provision in the immigration bill that the Senate is considering concerning Stateless persons. Section 3405 of the comprehensive immigration bill would, for the first time…

It's important because it would provide the Filipino soldiers who fought with the American Army during World War II with the full veterans benefits that they rightfully deserve and it will send a clear message to all veterans that…