Angus King

If we've got brave people that want to defend this country, they should be allowed to do so.

The coincidence of that rise in CO2 and the rise of the burning of fossil fuel is unmistakable.

The Park Service is cut by 11 percent

The budget that was submitted by this Administration cuts energy efficiency and renewable energy by 70 percent

The idea, I think, as we all agree is to allow traditional clamming, worming, and periwinkles, as has been used.

We have had quite a bit of discussion about this with the National Park Service and also with the House.

There is a famous story about the man who lived on the Maine-New Hampshire border...

I think my only comment is we love what you do. The national parks are one of the greatest aspects of this country, and they mean so much to so many people.

Well, we will have to discuss that position further with the Department.

But I presume since it has already been authorized in law, if it's appropriated you would spend it according to the appropriation?

I think that is a provision that, perhaps, should be in different legislation or there should be a different way to approach it.

There seems to be no real, serious effort to coordinate the way these things work together.

Frigates are essential because the real threat is submarines.

It seems to me the real issue is what ships, and it's a strategic issue of what do we need, where do we put our effort, and we have to try to project ourselves.

I would encourage this committee and the Congress to say, yes, we think that's a good idea, and we'll give you a multi-year authorization or multi-year support

80 percent solutions that are on time are better than 99 percent solutions that are late.

If we're talking about a 355-ship Navy, we're talking about procurement.

I think this is a very, very important hearing.

Which they can do because they do not have to pay the shipping.

I have always thought it was ironic that we seem to be losing the information war, and we are the people that invented Facebook and Hollywood.

But they will be if we do not respond.

We are not treating this with the seriousness that it deserves.

I think we are in a new era of conflict.

The best defense is if the people know what's happening, and they can say, oh, it's just the Russians.

Any doubt that RT is an arm of the Russian government?