"I would be delighted if this Committee moved forward with either my bill, or Mr. Kildee's legislation, H.R. 3742."
"Mr. Kildee's commitment to Native Americans is well known and widely admired."
"I also would like to commend Senator Dorgan for his leadership on this issue in the Senate."
"the administration can only do what it does under the authority of current law, and they can do quite a bit"
"I do not see the energy legislation being enacted within the next few weeks."
"Congress did not intend that law to regulate fisheries."
"This is a critical hearing, and we have had a number of panels come forward and clearly, it is a very contentious and emotional issue."
"This is a critical discussion that we're going to have today."
"one of the challenges we have in responding to climate change as a matter of public policy is that it can be a very abstract concept."
"Many of us are excited because we feel like there is a new level of commitment to cleaning up the Bay"
"Then here comes climate change to raise our awareness to another level and begin to push the public policy."
"I have used for myself as a way of understanding this the metaphor or analogy, I guess, of a levee that we are worried about breaching."