"That is fine with me, if we have the Chairman and Ranking Member willing to do that."
"It is a totally voluntary program. So it has to be initiated by the owner, whether it is public or private."
"I support this bill, and I compliment the Chair and Ranking Member for working out the issues so we can move this bill forward."
"Second."
"I appreciate that my Republican friends are here to listen to it. I am sorry my Democratic friends are not."
"Aye."
"It is very challenging to use these funds for coastal habitat restoration."
"I agree completely with Senator Whitehouse on this issue."
"We all want to work in a cooperative way. But I haven't heard one reason why we shouldn't move this bill forward."
"I regret we haven't had a hearing on it. I think we should have had a hearing."
"It would seem to me we need a much more aggressive policy wrapped in our values to make it clear it is time to make decisions on what side of values you are going to stand on."