I think that the infrastructure failure in water and wastewater is considerably worse than Mr. Silva has suggested.

I look forward with interest to the letter from the distinguished Senator from Wyoming.

it is frequently the tactic of the polluting industries and of those who serve their ends to engage in the spread of doubt about the science

My point is the difference semantically between 'plausible' and 'reasonable' is that 'reasonable' connects more directly to an objective standard; whereas, 'plausibility,' by its very definition, imports a subjective point of view of the…

we are sick to death of leaks out of the Executive Branch of government.

leaking is politics in Washington. It's the way people expand their turf and make their moves.

I am extremely proud of our Federal law enforcement officers, of our career prosecutors.

Being eager to work with us and having a proposal are two different things.

Are all of you or any of you satisfied with the existing legal structure within which you are presently operating?

The pursuit of bi-partisanship should not and cannot lead us beyond the realm of reason, beyond the scope of science.

I would hope that the witnesses do not buy into the 2,000-page bill problem/concern.

Senator, we have talked before about the need to have greater oversight and to try to focus on things that would improve the overall operations of the Federal Government.

I'm delighted to hear you say that.

To me, that is a non-starter. We have a country where 1 percent of the population controls more wealth than the lowest 50 percent.

I want to thank particularly Chairman Conrad for his leadership on this.

I think even in this first hearing we have seen the qualities of energy and inquiry that I think will help make this a very valuable Task Force.

It is one thing to come up with an idea. It is another thing to organize it.

I want to take a moment and express my appreciation to Senator Warner for having stepped up to this.

I introduced the concept of utilizing an open source approach to the Vista software...

the sooner you can get it to Providence... God speed.

The idea that you cannot deal with revenues is almost beyond logic and sanity.

I was impressed by the examples of the effects that Dr. Frumhoff gave us of, essentially the effects that already underway.

by putting a price on it, you allow the market to adapt to the real cost of their product.

So, our present reliance on foreign oil is a national security risk?

We are still here in the Senate in an environment in which we are still frequently told that there are scientists that disagree with the fundamental premise of climate change.