If they have the capacity, the proliferation issue is going to be there, and we know that.

The human rights record of North Korea is just outrageous; one of the worst countries in the world.

This is something that we just need to continue to raise, to point out how outrageous that type of action is.

I am greatly concerned about the legacy of Bush EPA policies that remain on the books.

public health dictates that we take action.

It is incredibly important for EPA to reassert the role science plays in its decisionmaking.

I just really want to put that on the table as we are talking with the Russians and making progress toward a new START Treaty.

I think it is pretty intuitive that drinking brown water is not healthy for you, as it gets darker and darker.

A lot of this technology growth is international in some respects and if companies are prohibited from being engaged internationally, their viability is affected.

We're very proud of the role, Senator Lugar, that you have played here, and we look forward to the continued progress in making the world safer.

I certainly support that.

We want to see transparency. We want the information to be made available to us.

It's one thing to enter into agreements, it's another thing to put up the resources to implement those agreements.

The fatal mistake that the United States made in this effort--and has caused significant damage to America--was the fact that we said we could do this alone.

I would just ask that you review these programs to make sure that we're not disadvantaging American companies.

Some would also argue that China has arbitrarily kept its currency low, holding down the wealth of its country, at the cost of the United States.

I think that we need to move forward on this, even if we are the only country in the world to do so, because I think it would be good for our Nation, it would create clean jobs here in America, keep the technology here, and it's important…

The key is obviously to have a framework where they're part of the agreement.

But, if China does not become party to that, then, of course, the mechanisms would not have any impact.

the trade imbalance of the United States, internationally, is troublesome.

I would just point out that Americans would believe that we are already helping China with money, since we have such an imbalance with them.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

if China does not take respectful action in regards to carbon emissions, then it may be appropriate for the United States to take some action.

I would strongly encourage your agency to focus attention on fixing and improving the efficiency of existing highways and roads over expanding the system.

We need to energize that group if we're going to be effective in our policies to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.