"six out of 35 actually seems like an awful lot to me"
"And so I appreciate the testimony of everybody. I understand this is hard and it can be expensive, but the rewards are substantial as well, and that's not been so clear today."
"I believe the National Ecological Observatory Network is a valuable and innovative scientific project."
"It troubles me that NEON was on a projected path that would have placed it $80 million over budget."
"Let me point out that the NOAA satellites were billions of dollars overrun back during the Bush Administration."
"I believe it is both wise and important to understand the interaction among organisms in our environment..."
"I believe these are deeply important issues, regardless of political convictions."
"I would also like to thank Representative Lummis for raising the whole issue of the bulwarks and changing the hydrology in the mountain."
"Is it going to be possible to identify the person or group of people who made that faulty determination?"
"They will be held accountable if there were mistakes made, if they could have avoided this."
"I read the President of the Navajo Nation's long and very detailed testimony to be offered later."
"It seems to me that the heart of the matter is, given that section 7 of the Endangered Species Act clearly says that the action agency is required to seek consultation..."