Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for having this hearing, and thank you to the panelists for being here this morning.

I think of these as actually distinct different things needing varying degrees of oversight and decisionmaking.

I thank my colleague because my next question deals with technology. One thing I appreciate about working with the Senator from California is that we certainly share an interest in innovation and the innovation economy and making sure we…

That is just the environmental technology industry. So that is 119,000 firms, $300 billion in revenue, and $43 billion in exports. So it is a very vibrant part of our economy that is based on that we want to do something about toxic…

I thank my colleague from California. I am also interested in the Senator's opinion about this as it relates to gas prices because people are--I think House Republicans, anyway, and maybe even the minority leader, feel that if we pass this…

I do, if the Senator from California would indulge me on this. Because I see our colleagues on the floor, and as a member of the Small Business Committee I am as frustrated as they are that this important legislation that would help small…

I have one last question for my colleague. I think these attempts that try to carve out pollutants and give them exemptions are never good policy, because there is so much at stake for the American people who believe our job is to protect…

I thank the chair of the EPW Committee, a great legislator, for protecting the interests of consumers on this issue. I serve with the Senator on the Commerce Committee, and I see her fight for consumers every day. Her passengers' bill of…

I am amazed because my predecessor, a Republican from Washington, was fighting for fuel efficiency standards in the 1990s. So I do not know why we would be here in 2011 with a radical proposal to basically erase the ability for fuel…

I thank my colleague from California, who is the chair of the committee, for working so hard on this important amendment to try to articulate and help colleagues understand what is the basis of it. I too was surprised to learn that the…

I want to ask you specifically, on the record, if we are going to have the resource--can you commit that the West Coast groundfish catch-share funding will be a top priority for your agency?

On the Mexican trucking issue, the press release that the President's office issued said Mexico will reduce its retaliatory tariffs by 50 percent once the agreement is assigned.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

This bill recognizes the role that ports play in moving freight that are obviously necessary and the infrastructure that goes along with it.

Well, I think you know how important this industry is, and the policies that it represents, so----

Senator Cantwell's comments regarding the Environmental Defense Fund pro-catch shares ad was indicative of her pro-catch shares position.

You are not only costing consumers in their own transportation, but you are costing the movement of goods and services.

And that is the understanding in the agreement.

I hope that we can, you know, show the success that we've had in the north Pacific.

I certainly look forward to working with you, as the new Subcommittee Chairman, on these important issues.

We need to ensure that our fisheries are sustainable and that we are not overfishing.

I rise to support the Feinstein amendment and to ask my colleagues, who I know have been working diligently on the legislation for several years now, to respect the very tough balance that has been sought in this legislation as this…

I thank the Senator from California for her leadership and her articulation on the floor earlier about the rider that is on H.R. 1 that would undo what the Supreme Court said EPA should do, which is to make sure the Clean Air Act is…

Our advantage is innovation. That is our advantage. We know how to innovate.

it certainly is critical to where our country is going in the future.