Maria Cantwell

So, it is the collateral that--so, you are looking for ways to have things without a high level of----

Ports Are Us when it comes to the Pacific Northwest.

It is the largest cleanup site in the entire world, and its complexity dwarfs anything we have ever done at any other Federal site.

I think your leadership position in the Department of Energy is instrumental in ensuring that all the interests across various Government agencies are formulated in a final position, which is critical in the timing of the negotiations.

I have suggested so to the Secretary that we need to remember that we are the only advanced country member of the OECD that bans oil exports.

We need to continue to look to the science to solve these problems. There are no shortcuts.

What I really want to understand is what is the plan for identifying treatment methods?

I think we keep, I don't know if we are waiting, as you say, so the efficiency issue is counterbalanced by the issue that I am very concerned about groundwater contamination.

I think we have gone for a long time with a certain level of uncertainty.

We are the only country, again, the only country, that bans an export on oil as an oil producer.

I will look for a written response from you on exactly when you think the timing of that is because we want that done as soon as possible.

Thank you, Chairman Murkowski, for calling this hearing and for having these qualified nominees before us today.

Dr. Regalbuto has been nominated to lead the Department's Office of Environmental Management.

I thank the Senator for her leadership in committee. As she said, with 65 votes, we can do a lot of things to get this legislation out of here, so we will certainly be looking for those opportunities.

Are there a lot of small businesses in South Dakota that are a part of this export economy? I say that because I think a lot of people get the impression that this is about big manufacturers. I have always said those guys will take care of…

So today's vote is a symbolic vote but does nothing to help us resolve the issue for getting this approved before June 30.

The Senator from North Dakota has obviously been working so hard on this in the Banking Committee, and she understands, I believe, that when the Bank expires on June 30, there is about $12 billion of approved deals that are in the process…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks for holding this important hearing.

I think the thing I like best about cooperation is that farmers and ranchers and tribes and everybody come together.

I would like to thank Chairwoman Murkowski for scheduling this important hearing.

A little bit of prevention up front to help with this, I think, would go a long way.

I generally think this hearing is about the new normal that we are seeing in drought conditions; we need new solutions.

I think this is the new normal that we are going to have for at least several years.

I hope that we can use this hearing to better understand the magnitude of the impact of these droughts across many of our Western states.

Speaking against the Flake amendment No. 1243, this amendment would strike the extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act. I support trade, but I am not going to tie the hands of the American workers from getting retrained or small…