I am currently opposed to this proposal, as I am concerned about how the Refuge's expansion would impact the area's tax base.

In October of 2000, I, along with JoAnn Emerson, Joe Knollenburg, and others, filed a lawsuit against the National Assessment on Climate Change for three principal reasons.

I think we need to keep saying that.

Which is really the whole key to the Homeland Security, to consolidate these functions so that you are listening to one person, one department.

I agree with that. I think we all need to keep saying it, because we keep hearing things to the contrary.

This has been a top priority, as I mentioned in my opening statement.

I would also voice just a very friendly disagreement with something else that Senator Jeffords said...

President Bush's budget harnesses the power of innovation and technology to address the Nation's environmental challenges.

President Bush's budget continues the Nation's strong progress toward a cleaner environment.

I believe that the Clear Skies Initiative is the largest proposed reduction in pollutants that any President, any Administration, has ever proposed.

Let me just share a thought with you, in response to the question that was asked to you by Senator Warner.

I think also, and I would ask you this, it is kind of false to call the expired Superfund tax a tax on polluters, in that it taxes many people, many entities out there that are not polluters.