Let's be clear. That sharing was done before January 2011. I want to know where this law allows your agency to go dark for four and a half years, and how is this consistent with the President's claim that his Administration is the most…

Wouldn't you agree that the Office of Surface Mining's annual cost estimate of $29,000 for the entire Rocky Mountain region is, on its face, ridiculous?

This rule will cost thousands of jobs across the country, including many jobs in Wyoming.

I would like to associate myself with the remarks of the majority leader and point out in today's New York Times, Wednesday, October 21, the big headline--``Insurance Out of Reach for Many, Despite Law.'' Despite this law, insurance is out…

Congress explicitly prohibited Puerto Rico from being able to access Chapter 9.

While the Tribe appreciates the weatherization changes included in Senator Barrasso's bill, S. 209, much more is needed.

Congress and the Bureau of Indian Affairs should take action on these issues immediately.

Senator Barrasso's bill, S. 209, would streamline the process for a tribe to obtain a Tribal Energy Resource Agreement.

So it's your position that you do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the decisions affecting the corporation?

I wonder if the President signs a unilateral political commitment or agreement in Paris at the end of the year without consulting Congress, what effect the agreement would have domestically and whether it actually holds up long term.

The United States must lead and set an example for other countries.

India is on its way to becoming the biggest contributor to increases in greenhouse gases within 15 years.

I would also like to welcome our ranking member, Senator Udall, and our guests today.

The Economist said that the concessions made by the United States are more costly and more real than those of China.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce--they did an analysis, and they found about a 33-percent gap in getting to this reduction.

Because I question whether the Department actually has received full value for the uranium that it gives to the corporation.

I think it speaks to the issue that we face in Alaska as it relates to the adequacy of our mapping and the need to get going yesterday.

I just want to point out that it was the ranking member of the full committee who blocked the effort to hold the joint hearing.

Earlier this year I called on the Department to condition all future transfers of uranium on the requirement that the company publicly disclose the terms under which it sells the uranium.

I wonder if you think that it serves the interest of this country to establish a precedent that international commitments are made in a manner designed to torque the constitutionally derived oversight role of Congress, of the United States…

I question whether the Department receives full evaluation for the uranium that it gives to this company.

International climate change funding may be the top priority for the President, but I will tell you it is not the top priority for the American public.

But you agree the total numbers are going up.

Today we are examining the objectives and the intentions of the administration's international climate negotiations in Paris, as well as the potential ramifications for the United States.

Opponents of U.S. climate action have argued that other nations, especially China, would never act to limit their emissions. Well, now they are.