Michael L. Connor: “I think that stovepipe approach to governing has been very, very inefficient and has resulted in lost opportunities.”

Congress said let us be a Nation that goes from rivers on fire to ensuring that our waters are fishable and swimmable for every American.

Yes, absolutely, a modernized treaty is incredibly important. We will keep you informed. I'm committed to that.

As long as there is this kind of local opposition, this is not, does not seem to be an amicable arrangement among friends; it seems to be terms imposed upon a conquered enemy, to quote Burke.

Madam Chairman, we have had some challenging policy issues to work through, so I am very pleased that we were able to pass a bill that included critical increases for national parks, tribal programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund, and…