"basic fairness requires that you at least give them a chance to tell their side of the story."
"I have to say that is a tough sell, given the Majority party's consistent record of attacking government science, of underfunding science and research; and frankly, of flouting science, especially whe..."
"I ask for unanimous consent to enter into the record the minutes of the Bastrop Wildfire interagency meeting on September 13, 2011."
"the peer review in Federal agencies is actually more expansive, more capacious, hears from more different voices, including members of the community, state, and local agencies."
"Government-funded research creates jobs throughout the country and has led to countless breakthroughs, such as the Apollo program and the theory of plate tectonics."
"That bill would require that any information transmitted by industry in opposition to a species listing by law would have to be considered 'best available science.'"
"This is a very important hearing topic, and there are a number of critical issues to discuss."
"I don't want to buy my energy created by solar panels from China."
"There is no doubt in my mind we can transition to a clean energy economy."
"Delaying action on climate change has consequences."
"They would point out that the allegations of fraud and deception were investigated by the Department of the Interior's Inspector General, who found, and I quote, 'no evidence, documents, EIS revisions..."