Maurice Hinchey

I think it is being done under pressure and in the sense of things that have to be done, but these are little things that are going to have adverse consequences.

I am deeply concerned about it, and I want to see if we can change this and keep it going because it is in the best interest of the country historically but also economically.

I cannot help but say that that would be a mistake, and it would be a big mistake in more than one way.

An awful lot of money has been spent here, an awful lot of things have been done, and this is something that is really significant.

The economic circumstances around the country are having adverse affects on virtually every state.

I would deeply appreciate it if you could send me a copy of whatever communication that you provide to the Governor of the State of New York on this issue.

I believe that there is clearly a role for the Federal Government when it comes to federally-supported parks.

This is remarkable because this is going to reduce funding for the state.

I very much appreciate what you are doing, and it must be interesting for you to be engaged in this process.

Thank you very much for everything that you are doing.

I also want to thank you for your mentioning of New York several times. It is a very interesting place, and it has been very much involved in initiatives of various kinds over the history of this country.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Jim, it is a pleasure. This has been a very interesting pleasure this morning to listen to you and to listen to your statements and your response to the questions that were put to you.

We very much appreciate what you are doing and your work on the humanities is very, very important.

The fact is, we are going to miss him here chairing this subcommittee as well.

None of these legal actions have been successful against that operation which was set up, as I understand it.

Adirondack Park is the largest in the world.

There is very little federal public land in the state that I represent, but nevertheless, it is something that we are all deeply interested in.

I appreciate your interest in it and my assumption is that you are going to continue to be devoted to this.

There are a number of bills here in the Congress to try to achieve these designations.

It is one of the reasons why a number of us enjoy being here on this subcommittee.

When that bill passed here in 2005, it was based upon the false assertion that was made by your agency under previous Administrators, that there was no need to have this information out there.

There is no honesty now that is required in the context of having to reveal what they are putting into the ground, including the toxic chemicals.

Natural gas is a very good, high quality product that we should produce in effective ways, but it has got to be done in a way that is safe and sound and secure, that is not going to damage a lot of other people who may live somewhere in…

I hope that is successful, and I hope it moves forward very positively.

There are compelling reasons to believe that hydraulic fracturing may impact ground water and surface water quality in ways that threaten human health and the environment which demands further study.