Gary Peters

Thank you for your service every day in this very important job that you have.

It's absolutely critical that they have TSA staffing necessary for West Michigan.

Having an authorization for this program sends a message to the people in control of some of those discretionary-type internal funds.

I think we deserve our own legislation, and not to have it die.

I know there was a large one from northern Michigan all the way to the Apostle Islands in Washington.

Would you speak to the danger of not effectively controlling ballast water, and what that could mean for spreading these toxic organizations even further?

We've been getting some resistance from House members who have suggested that the bill may not be needed.

I totally disagree with that viewpoint.

Our bill calls for the Director of OSTP to coordinate the development and implementation of Federal Government activities to improve the Nation's ability to prepare, avoid, mitigate, respond to, and recover from potentially devastating…

It is critical that we expand this understanding so we can improve forecasting and mitigate the effects of space weather events.

If confirmed, I will look forward to working very closely with you to do this.

It is very frustrating when we have bureaucratic layers that stand in the way of getting the resources necessary to deal with a crisis.

I stressed with you the unique challenges that we face in the Upper Peninsula, as we are trying to deal with this situation, primarily the construction season, which is very short there.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and congratulations, Mr. Bryan and Mr. Gaynor, for your nominations, and, if confirmed, your willingness to serve in these very important positions.

On balance, these are programs that are absolutely essential for us to deal with this crisis.

We have to keep pushing that out to make sure that the States are responding appropriately and have proper guidance from CMS.

No matter who you are, no matter where you live, you should have access to quality affordable health care in this country.

Enbridge must be more transparent, you must be truthful, you must be quick in response, and you need to show that you are truly going to go above and beyond the call of duty.

Will you provide full documentation of the damage sustained to Line 5 by the anchor strike, including all video and images?

I think it shouldn't take a hearing with the sitting U.S. Senator... to get to the bottom of it.

We are going to keep working to make sure that we do everything we can and ultimately make sure that we prevent any kind of oil spill from ever occurring in the Straits of Mackinac.

We should never ever sacrifice an environmental treasure like the Great Lakes.

This is a really important place where I do business.

I think there's a myth out there that Line 5 is providing an essential energy infrastructure for the state.

Your priority is always Line 5, always, always Line 5.