We're exporting more coal than ever, and other parts of the world are using coal to produce energy with environmental stewardship that is not as good as the environmental stewardship in this country.

The Waters of the U.S. Rule, WOTUS, is creating tremendous problems for our farmers and ranchers, tremendous uncertainty, and I think it should be rescinded.

I hope we can accomplish something on a bipartisan basis.

We need to find a way to make sure that we're working with the industry to actually help them deploy these new technologies.

this is a top priority of mine to make sure that we have a solvent and affordable flood insurance program.

It's making it very difficult and very expensive for the coal fired electric industry to continue to operate their plants.

It seems to me that if we can combine your effort... that would be of great benefit to the entire homeland security effort.

But that regulation really relies on citizen lawsuits for enforcement.

Actually, I have spent a lot of time with EPA working to get something that I think your people feel is workable.

There's just a tremendous amount of regulation that has come out in regards to use of coal for energy production.

I would encourage you to talk to farmers and ranchers, private landowners, as well as industries, the whole gamut of industry sectors on this rule, and I think you'll find that they're very concerned about it and that it is very much a…

I think we're pretty close to a solution.

So my understanding is there are 144,000 cases or claims that included engineering services.

How can we measure that and how effective are the preparedness grants in helping improve that preparedness across the country?

That's it, because, done right, I think it can make a huge cost difference.

When will you start that process?

Administrator, one of the things I mentioned in my opening statement was making sure that as you work with flood mapping, remapping, and flood insurance you are coordinating with efforts by local communities to build permanent flood…

Lives saved, obviously, that is a huge priority there.

I rise again to speak in support of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. It is good legislation, drafted and introduced by the Senator from Texas, Mr. Cornyn, and also the Senator from Minnesota, Ms. Klobuchar. They originally put…

Okay. And you have already taken steps to address the Administrator who was overseeing the program, I understand, correct?

Administrator, as a result of Hurricane Sandy, you received both authority to provide upfront funding for public assistance projects...

It is very important that, wherever you can, you are measuring that, so we can track it and know what it is.

I have to deal with the immediate issue of what happened in Sandy.

I think it is very important that you are focused on that area, including putting information into that market every way you can.

I think that is really an important area, to figure out how to do this.