John Barrasso

Thank you very much, Madam Chairman.

It is clear from today's testimony that the FBI does need a new headquarters; that fixing up the Hoover Building with a $100 million backlog of maintenance needs makes little sense.

I think the budget deficit is going to grow by another $100 billion this year alone.

It is unfortunate that members of this Committee, the authorizing body for GSA on this project, had to learn of this sudden decision in the press.

S. 1230, the Water Rights Protection Act, seeks to protect Western communities, farmers, ranchers, and people who rely on privately held water rights for their livelihood from blatant federal overreach.

It should come as no surprise that our country is at least 50 percent import dependent for 50 minerals and 100 percent import dependent for 20 minerals.

The Historic Routes Preservation Act would end this inefficient, unfair, and wasteful system by giving local governments a well-defined administrative process.

This bill is necessary to stop federal intrusions into long-established state water authority and to protect private water rights.

These sections put the species management back where they have always belonged, in the hands of the States.

I strongly oppose the Carper Amendment.

Well, I want to thank all of you today. Members may submit follow up written questions which may happen for the record.

I think we have tried to reflect that with the green, which, at the bottom, if you could maybe hold this up a little bit, where we say potential habitat.

Thank you so very much, Senator Gillibrand.

This bill is another example of how we can work together, both Democrat and Republican, to help protect the environment and grow the economy.

It is a good bill, it is a bipartisan bill, and it is a bill that is very much needed.

I agree we have had an outstanding panel. They have done a great job in answering our questions.

People are dying here as a result of the care they are not receiving, or the care they are receiving.

I have six requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They do not have the approval of the Democratic leader; therefore, they will not be permitted to meet, but I ask unanimous consent that a list of committees…

I know you talked about in your prepared remarks among the most critical missions of the Department is to develop the science and the technology that will assure Americans of a resilient electric grid and energy infrastructure.

I think successfully achieving the commercialization of these technologies is both going to protect the environment and ensure that coal plants remain in service and competitive in energy markets.

I think we have to reverse this decline in order to maintain a reliable and resilient electric grid.

You know, the Department is facing several billion-dollar issues which are going to require prioritization and management well into the future, beyond the upcoming fiscal years.

Oil and gas permitting delays directly threaten our energy security. They threaten American jobs and economic stability in small communities.

The Bureau is the obvious agency to be in charge of this process, to set timelines and controls on the other agencies.

To survive long-term droughts we're going to need more storage because of the population growth in the West.