"we seem to be all on the same page there and wanting to have the best, most comprehensive measures."
"it is our hope that the committee will consider this legislation in the very near future and send it to the Floor."
"I very much appreciate your holding a hearing today on these three measures."
"we have taken the position that trade and environment need to be mutually supportive; that our trade agreements need to have strong environmental commitments"
"the only way forward is, in fact, a legislative fix?"
"Unlike the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act, neither the Port State Measures Agreement nor Representative DeFazio's draft bill entitled 'Pirate Fishing Elimination Act' provide for..."
"I look forward to hearing your testimony."
"the Obama administration in this budget is forfeiting billions of dollars in new revenue by continuing to stifle energy production on our Federal lands."
"I would agree with the end of the Chairman's remarks about there are many challenges before us where we should be able to put aside differences and work on a bipartisan basis."
"Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information"
"if the past is any predictor of the future, those plans will not be completed by June of next year"