"the Congress, in a bipartisan manner, has added funds to these accounts over the President's budget because of the importance that we place on moving forward and modernizing our infrastructure."
"Today we are having a joint subcommittee hearing of the Environment and Public Works Committee of the Water and Wildlife and Oversight Committees."
"I want to thank my colleague and friend, Senator Whitehouse, for arranging for this joint hearing."
"We are talking about the threats to native wildlife species."
"Senator Levin, in talking about the threats to the Great Lakes; and Senator Nelson, who will talk about the unique wildlife and ecosystems in Florida."
"In my own State of Maryland, we have dealt with the nutria."
"I know that Senator Lautenberg will be talking about the bats, a keystone species in the food web."
"There is a disease, white-nose syndrome, which is causing us to lose a lot of our bat colonies."
"We do know that it is related to human activity, and we need to talk about that."
"I want to thank my colleague Senator Whitehouse for his assistance in co-chairing this important hearing to examine the threats disease and invasive species pose to the country's native wildlife."
"Senator Nelson is especially interested in addressing specific threats to the unique wildlife and ecosystems of his home State of Florida."
"Senator Levin will be adding his perspective on the threats to the Great Lakes."