We need action and it is absolutely imperative that it be done in the interest of everyone, those in the basin, those downstream.
I think what is absolutely essential is we put the country on a long-term, sustainable fiscal basis.
I do not think we have faced a more significant fiscal challenge in my lifetime, and we will be judged based on our abil...
This issue is critically important. It is a national priority.
The President has put in place a Fiscal Commission. Senator Gregg and I tried to get that Commission authorized by law.
I do not think you could make a better choice than Jack Lew.
Spending is the highest it has been as a share of our gross domestic product in 60 years.
We must move additional water off that lake. We must change water quality provisions in order to do that.
I intend to be supportive of Senator Merkley on this issue.
I have warned my colleagues many times that the debt is the threat. I believe that deeply.
It just makes common sense to release more water.