"I do not think we are looking for a climate change czar."
"And congratulations on your first hearing. It was superb."
"It is not in my district but a number of other members, it is in their district, and eventually it will be in ours in Washington, D.C., too, as we have to deal with this problem."
"I think we are going to find more and more members that have problems within their water supply"
"In the past, the USGS has done some very important research on the presence of bioactive endocrine disruptors."
"Thank you very much, Dr. McNutt. That was a comprehensive and yet concise statement. I fully appreciate it, and we appreciate your leadership."
"So we are going to submit these for the record, and we appreciate timely answers but most importantly, we appreciate the quality of the answers that you have been giving us in oral testimony."
"It is critical and even more critical as our Nation grows in population and in challenges and as we confront the effects of climate change."
"This bureau has a great history of accomplishment. It goes all the way back to the land classification work of John Wesley Powell in 1878, and then the Congress established it in 1879."
"We do need an active, engaged and competent assembly of scientists to ensure that the Federal Land Management agencies make responsible policy decisions as stewards of our public lands and water."
"The US Geological Survey actually has a very strong request, over $1 billion, and given the fact that there has been a freeze across all domestic discretionary programs, the relatively modest increase..."