I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on National Parks. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366…

I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2011, at 9:30…

I am honored to join with my colleagues in saying a few words about our former colleague, Mark Hatfield. At the time I came to the Senate, Mark Hatfield had already served for 16 years. For the next 14 years we were colleagues and friends…

S.1024 is the same bill as the original Wilderness Bill with only minor changes.

I, as a long time New Mexico resident, am greatly offended by Senator Bingaman's 'my way or the highway' attitude.

Senator Bingaman and a wide range of local governments, communities, user groups, conservationists, and Federal agencies have worked collaboratively to develop this consensus proposal to protect all of these special areas.

I would ask consent to include Commissioner Bersin's entire letter in the record.

We are respectfully writing to thank you for scheduling a hearing on S.1090, the Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2011.

How can you think 'wilderness on the border', which locks the public and the Border Patrol out of those areas, to be acceptable?

Your Senate Bill 1024 will eliminate the District's access to key areas of this watershed to perform any watershed restoration projects.

What are you protecting these lands from? Do you think non-use is the answer?

Senator Jeff Bingaman's bill S-1024 is a further government intrusion into the rights of all citizens by depriving them access to areas covered by this unacceptable bill.