Maurice Hinchey: “I know that Secretary Salazar is focusing to some extent, in addition to a lot of other things, on alternative energy…”

Thank you very much. I deeply appreciate it. The situation that we're dealing with here is critically important. It's harming huge numbers of people. What the Senate has done is an adequate solution to this problem. They've provided the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following new section: SEC. __. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE…

The oil and gas reforms that you proposed earlier this year were among those that were very positive, and I and many others thank you for proposing them.

The protecting of our wild public lands, of course, as we know, is something that is deeply important.