T. Gorton: “Most certainly--The project the Senator describes appears to be a good example of the type of work intended to be funded…”

As I have said before, I greatly admire the Senator from Maine's tenacity and her unfailing devotion to the best interests of her State.

Washington state's rural communities have also benefited by the National Rural Development Partnership, particularly those regions that have been forced from their natural resource-based economies. For the sake of those who have come to…

I expect that the $2.5 million grant program administered by NFWF will leverage at least $2.5 million overall in additional, nonfederal funds.

I thank my friend, and emphasize that we did not act again this year just to ratify the actions of the Department of Interior. The Committee to reemphasize its original intent: That Interior study the NRC report carefully, and that any…