"The cleanup of the Hanford site and the protection of the Columbia River and the people of the Pacific Northwest is one of the Department's highest priorities."
"I am committed to ensuring that funding levels and targets will support and be consistent with the Paducah Site life-cycle baseline for each fiscal year through 2019."
"Jeff Merkley is now a member of this Committee. He has an outstanding record in terms of renewable fuels."
"The concern I think first and foremost has come from the environmental community."
"I can tell this is going to be a rollicking April Fools' Day hearing."
"Senator Craig and I tried to work this out in the last Congress."
"the enduring changes only come about by going at it in a bipartisan way."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and, Director Mueller, welcome, and I want to pick up exactly where Senator Durbin left off, and that is this question of the information technology issue."
"This status quo makes it hard to do sensible and thoughtful congressional oversight."
"I have asked about this in the past in my other capacity as a member of the Intelligence Committee."
"I know it has been frustrating for you."