"I want to associate myself with Chairman Dicks' perspective on the endangered species."
"Thank you, Mr. Hinchey, and that is encouraging information."
"I am, with him, a great admirer of these tribal wildlife grants. They have been very successful."
"Unless we get congressional approval of the Cobell settlement, it essentially could blow up in our very hands."
"It might be useful to have a briefing, if not a hearing, from CEQ and see how they are ensuring that there is collaboration but not overlap."
"I want to thank Michelle Obama. She is right, she's right on."
"In 2008, the Office of Surface Mining amended the stream buffer rule to provide exemptions to allow industry to place fill in streams if one could demonstrate that it was not possible to comply with t..."
"If States find that increasing fees is not an acceptable option for them, will the Office of Surface Mining provide funds to ensure that States do have the resources they need to operate strong regula..."
"The arts have got to play a vital role. If we are smart about it, they will."
"With gratitude, I thank you for what you have done to help the NEA help towns like mine."
"not a whole lot of money at all, but it sure had a whole lot of impact."