Jerry Moran

The problem is by the time we get the data it may be almost irreversible to clean it up.

This whole operation has got to be engaged in a way that is in the best interest of the people of this country who own these resources to make sure that they are used most effectively and that the price is not exploited in a way that is…

It seems to me that is what the taxpayers would expect, that when resources are extracted from public land that there be market-based compensation plus the cost of restoring the land as much as possible to its original condition.

And then we need to take those conclusions and, working with you, take some of the difficult measures.

The intent of the program was not intended to be a cash operation for the federal government to make money.

It is nice to have you running the Department, Senator, Secretary. And we look forward to working with you.

There is also the cost of reclamation.

The cancer risk was 500 times greater from exposure to arsenic in drinking water for residents living near unlined landfills containing coal ash.

I have great confidence in your leadership.

My initial inclination is that it looks like it is a plus.

The worst stationary source of air pollution in the whole Washington area is an outdated coal-fired power plant.

I am particularly concerned about endocrine disrupters, because we did the study of fish in the Potomac River...

It seems to me that this would make a lot of sense from the standpoint of having a more integrated policy.

I am here about a specific provision that was initially in the legislation that we are going to address today. In fact, I came to that realization over the weekend and I contacted the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank), who was kind…

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every year I conduct town hall meetings in each of the 69 counties that comprise the First District of Kansas. I want to hear what's on the minds of my constituents and receive my marching orders that I bring back to Washington, D.C. And…

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This amendment was a commonsense, bipartisan fix to the Tax Code to prevent lower-income military personnel and their families from being discriminated against when applying to live in affordable housing built under the Low Income Housing…

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again I would point out that this amendment today does not change the law and that all sales to Cuba must be for cash in advance. There is no agricultural credit through the United States Government that can be offered to Cuba to assist in…