The bill that is before us, S. 2240, mandates that no less than 75 percent of funds appropriated be used for on the ground control management...

I'm afraid that a five percent reduction requirement will put a lot of pressure on the agencies to focus on those that are--for which we have tools and which are more easily measured.

The major concern is that the least expensive often will be something like use of pesticides, and the people in my state would be very concerned about that.

So basically my concern was that the provisions of the percentages were really prescriptive and may not help in a particular situation.

I agree that more coordination and resources on the federal level are necessary to effectively prevent, control and mitigate invasive species.

One advantage ISIL has persisted in is its ability to recruit young men and women and influence actors around the world through its online media campaign.

I think it also needs to be said that all these land managing agencies are confronted by hundreds of different kinds of invasive species.

I have a concern that the least costly option would often time result in the use of pesticides, and in Hawaii we have major concerns about the use of pesticides on our islands.

I think Hawaii is known as the invasive species capital of the country, so this is a topic that is really important to us.

We are absolutely committed to enhancing and providing additional assistance for volcano monitoring.

Your organization's Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory plays a crucial role in monitoring Hawaii's active volcanoes, and as you know, Kilauea has been active for decades.