"I am fully willing to accept the equivalence of CEQA, because in many cases it seems to exceed NEPA."
"I think we've got a good framework from this. We'll look forward to Mr. Kempton's report as being instructive."
"H.R. 3535, the Alert Drivers Act, which I was proud to introduce with my colleague, Nita Lowey, I believe represents a strong first step toward combating preventable roadway accidents."
"What makes a nationwide ban so important is the fact that distracted driving is a practice that is not isolated within particular States."
"I certainly am willing to work with the Committee and Secretary LaHood to come to a solution down the road."
"It seems to me that would be a useful educational tool."
"I think it is important that aside from all of the votes that we take here in Congress and the legislation we could push, probably one of the most powerful things that we each have is our respective b..."
"I commend the Secretary for making this an issue. Certainly more people are talking about it because of your leadership, because of the work of your department."
"I believe that the companion is Mrs. McCarthy's bill that she spoke about this morning."
"It was a big lie put forward by the Bush administration."
"I have also forwarded to the Secretary, and it may come to your office, a draft of legislation I propose to change the management on these lands and on the Forest Service lands"
"There is sort of a common myth out there that if something is a wilderness we won't fight fire."