Senator Murray and I introduced this legislation to designate 14.3 miles of a segment of Illabot Creek as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system.
I have also heard from constituents who are concerned about the potential impacts of continued fish stocking.
Why did the Park Service change the policy here, the management approach in the 1980s?
First, I would like to talk about why designating part of Illabot Creek in Skagit County as a Wild and Scenic River is so important to Washi...
I have heard from many of my constituents in and around the North Cascades National Park, and they want the fish stocking to continue.
I look forward to hearing the testimony of the Department of the Interior and others on these issues.
I think it's critically important that we have transparency in drug pricing.
We certainly want to make sure that, in the new healthcare reform bill, that that transparency is there.
I certainly believe there's price-gouging going on, and we shouldn't have Federal agencies be the last to figure it out.
I think that's a key issue particularly as it relates to net neutrality and to make sure that someone doesn't take the Internet and hijack i...
Thank you for your leadership on this issue as you've just articulated it's long overdue.