The senate began its business. Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. We are here this morning to consider the president s budget request for the department of interior for fiscal year 2018. This is the second of three budget hearings before our committee this year following the Forest Service last week and the kept of energy which is coming up on thursday. Secretary zinke, welcome back to the committee for your first appearance since our bipartisan vote in favor of your confirmation on march 1st. It was nice to be able to give you the the official tally this morning, make it officially official. I want to start by noting you have taken on some tough tasks at the department including some challenges that really have gone unaddressed for years. I think you are off to a good start. And i appreciate that. I have enjoyed working with you during the early month of your tenure as secretary. I truly appreciated the opportunity to host you and some members here on the commit
Department. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing was cut short because Senate Democrats did not consent for Committee Hearings that day to go two hours past 10 a. M. When the senate began its business. Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. We are here this morning to consider the president s budget request for the department of interior for fiscal year 2018. This is the second of three budget hearings before our committee this year following the Forest Service last week and the kept of energy which is coming up on thursday. Secretary zinke, welcome back to the committee for your first appearance since our bipartisan vote in favor of your confirmation on march 1st. It was nice to be able to give you the the official tally this morning, make it officially official. I want to start by noting you have taken on some tough tasks at the department including some challenges that really have gone unaddressed for years. I think you are off to a good start
Interior secretary ryan zinke on president trumps 2018 budget request for his department. He spoke about oil and Gas Development in alaska and wetlands reclamation projects in louisiana. Speaking in front of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, this is two hours. Good morning. The committee will come to order. Were here to consider the president s budget request for the department of interior for fiscal year 2018. This is the second of three budget hearings before our committee this year following the Forest Service last week and the department of energy which is coming u on thursday. Secretary zinke, welcome back to the committee for your first appearance since our bipartisan vote in favor of your confirmation on march 1st. It was nice to be able to give you the official tally this morning. Make it officially official. I want to start by noting you have taken on some tough tasks at the department including some challenges that really have gone unaddressed for years. I th
Apply and a lot of people are getting hit with these huge bills that they do not know about. A lot of the consumer advocates that we talked to said that lawmakers really need to step up on this and take some sort of action to close the loophole in the overall law for Debt Collection so that it does include government Debt Collection as well as consumers consumer Debt Collection so that everyone is on the same Playing Field and that consumers do not end up in these situations. Host the story can be found on cnnmoneys pace. The headline is the secret world of government Debt Collection. I want to thank both blake ellis and melanie heck of a for joining us as one. Guest think you very much. Host were taking it to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee. There is a hearing their. There is a hearing there. Well see you right back here at 7 a. M. Eastern, for pacific on washington journal. Call the hearing to order this morning. We are here this morning with secretary jewell and mr
Budget to help the people of king cove . What have you actually done over these past 14 months to fulfill the promise that you made, because you said that you have concluded that other methods of transport remain that could be improved to meet community needs. What has been done to help the people . Can i have a few minutes . Please. As we talked, senator, we have engaged conversations with corps of engineers about alternatives. Negotiating an mlu with them. It is i think approximately 40 miles between king cove and cold bay, if you drive there. Its ten miles through the refuge. You already have most of that road built. And as i have spoken with people in the community when you and i were both there it is very difficult in harsh weather conditions to move around that territory, period. So i have worked with the corps of engineers. Were continuing to do that to look at alternatives, such as Helicopter Services between cold bay and the end of the road that is built as you referenced, bec