I think that, if we are going to be effective here, we have to have something that people... feel as though they are investing their time in a good way.

I am all for preservation, don't get me wrong, I really am, but I am just trying to make sure we have the information to make the right decision.

I just want to underscore, I think what both of them mentioned was truly the bipartisan nature of the committee.

I thank the chairman. We are all saddened, and deeply frustrated, to see the iconic Puget Sound continue to devolve into a dumping ground of human waste and sewage. It is no wonder, the species in our Nation's largest estuary are facing…

In my view, members of our community, the everyday citizen must engage in this process because of the importance the river system has...

I will not extrapolate a lot, but this kind of work impacts almost everybody.

We believe we are going to be able to meet our responsibilities to water users in the Missouri Basin.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Mr. Simpson, for having this hearing today. It is truly an important subject to discuss.

We are continually seeking to implement what I call mutually beneficial Tribal settlements.

In order for the U.S. Government to fulfill its obligation, consistent and predictable funding is absolutely critical.

It is always a pleasure to have you in front of us.

I will fight this with everything I have got.

I can't tell you how disappointed I was to see this administration playing politics with something as important as completing the permanent solution to our Nation's high-level nuclear waste.

Simply put, the law of the land is that Yucca Mountain is this Nation's sole permanent repository for high-level waste.

This is our responsibility that we can deliver water in a wet year but also in a dry year.

I do not believe the proposed level of funding meets the Federal Government's obligations in what is needed to ensure success at Hanford.

We are on target to meet all of our responsibilities in the Colorado River Basin given the hydrology this year.

Do not get those two confused.

Anything we can do to accelerate your ability to come up with these things, not just in cancer, but in brain research and all the other disciplines that we are focused on.

I appreciate you being here this afternoon with us.

Nobody in this Congress, no district, is more dependent on Yucca Mountain as Washington State's 4th.

That is why I believe the public process is so important. That is why I believe more dialogue is so important, but dialogue based on science and facts, not on political antics like this.

I appreciate your commitment to seeing this through to the end in a positive way.

The Federal Government has a moral and a legal obligation to cleanup this waste.

I was truly disappointed to see proposed cuts of over $700 million from the current levels for the Hanford cleanup in fiscal year 2021 in the budget request.