"The spread of invasive species is costing billions of dollars and negatively impacts agriculture, commerce, water quality, and wildlife habitat."
"I appreciate very much the panel. And as I said, this is a very important topic."
"And I completely agree with your approach, bringing everybody together, regardless if they are State, private, Federal, to work on projects in an inclusive manner."
"The Healthy Habitats Coalition and some of the testimony seems focused on noxious weeds."
"So, your last response to the Chairman's question. What happens when the approval only deals with one type of species, and then a different Federal agency has a interest or a scope or responsibility i..."
"I really appreciated your perspective and the work that you are doing with Restore New Mexico."
"We went from a peak of $9 million of UASI funding to under $2 million recently. So, you know, that is a 70 percent reduction in 5 years."
"Thank you for your service."
"These are serious and significant cuts, and we cannot pretend that they don't have consequences."
"I urge my Republican counterparts to work with us in a bipartisan effort to actually fund these improvements to our embassy security."
"I believe that we need to continue to do everything within our power as Congress to get to the solutions and the recommendations that will prevent this from happening again."