"this is something that we've got to address."
"it's very clear, I think, to people in New Hampshire, that this is a challenge that we face, and we'd better respond to it."
"Most people think of our big forests all being out West, but actually the three most heavily forested states in the country are in the East."
"I think it makes sense to have a fund that we can use because obviously this problem is not going to go away."
"I guess the concern that I have, particularly right now, and given the urgency of what we need to do, is whether or not--given our commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, if we have the capacity to engag..."
"I would like to follow up on Senator Lugar's questioning about Nigeria. I was there in both 2006 and 2007--before the elections, and during the elections in 2007--and couldn't agree more that governan..."
"I certainly would agree with that, that the Governors in Nigeria, by and large, did not share the commitment to transparency, and corruption was rampant."
"You can see why Sharon is so good at what she does."
"They don't need someone from the Park Service coming in and telling them how to build a trail."
"I'm proud to be an original co-sponsor of the Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act along with Senator Leahy, Senator Gregg and Senator Sanders."
"I have to say I do disagree with you, however, with respect to S. 1117 which would address the Connecticut River Watershed."