He currently is serving as the deputy secretary of energy, and i am certainly one who believes that you have done an excellent job as second in command to secretary perry. So we welcome you back to the committee. Its good to have discussion with you last week. I want to thank you really want to thank you for all youve done at the department, for your willingness to serve to this point, and for your willingness to step up in this new and higher capacity. Weve got our colleagues here this morning to introduce the deputy secretary, both texas and louisiana are well represented. Mr. Deputy secretary, you should feel very welcome by having these gentlemen next to you. So we will start with senator cassidy up here at the dais followed by senators cruz and kennedy to introduce the deputy secretary this morning. So senator cassidy, if you would like to proceed. We do have a full complement here this morning and a full house behind you. Hopefully the introductions do not consume our full mornin
This hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee on water and power will come to order. The purpose of todays hearing is to receive testimony on water supply and drought issues. Well hear infrastructure and supply, planning and innovative management practice that are kritd to obtaining secure water supplies. This includes items crucial to arizona such as the colorado drought planning, better use of existing reservoirs. Reliable water supply and drought protection cannot be achieved without storage, infrastructure, management and planning. Its important that Congress Also consider the barriers that local communities face as they plan and pursue new Water Projects. I look forward to todays hearing to hear how state and local policies encourage judicious water use and how permit streamlining and regulatory predictability can ensure all solutions are on the table. Well also hear about innovations in Water Treatment technology and project financing that can help with Wat
Issues, you can see the plane and flashing lights. They landed safely and everyone is okay. A night of fun turning into fear. A serious crash in south phoenix. This accident shutting down the intersection for a while. Is back to normal. Take a look at what we drove up to. A minivan with serious damage. It appears that sedan tboned the minivan. Two adults in Critical Condition but they are stable. The two children taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition. The police dont have good witnesses, they are trying to figure out what they are hoping to get more information when they talk to the drivers. Update to breaks news we brought you at 6 00. Police hoping a new sketch will heed to an arrest after two people who were shot drove to a police station. If you recognize him or saw officers were called out after two people found remains at the herd cemetery. The remains are old and apparently these type of calls come in all the time. The grave sites are oding and the site doesnt lo
Issues, you can see the plane and flashing lights. They landed safely and everyone is okay. A night of fun turning into fear. A serious crash in south phoenix. This accident shutting down the intersection for a while. Is back to normal. Take a look at what we drove up to. A minivan with serious damage. It appears that sedan tboned the minivan. Two adults in Critical Condition but they are stable. The two children taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition. The police dont have good witnesses, they are trying to figure out what they are hoping to get more information when they talk to the drivers. Update to breaks news we brought you at 6 00. Police hoping a new sketch will heed to an arrest after two people who were shot drove to a police station. If you recognize him or saw officers were called out after two people found remains at the herd cemetery. The remains are old and apparently these type of calls come in all the time. The grave sites are oding and the site doesnt lo
Mr. Bundy, its time for him to go home. Barny county judge canceling a Community Meeting amid safety concerns, a move made just days after malitia members showed up heavily armed at another town hall hosted at an oregon school. The most aggressive thing ive ever seen done in a Public Meeting to bring that level of fire arms into a building. Law enforcement were there, he out numbered Law Enforcement two or three to one. Local Law Enforcement hoping to calm the tensions before patience runs out and someone gets hurt. Well, id like them to pack up and go home peacefully. Bundy not budging shung we have no intention on using our weapons butted we have them and were willing to stand with them in our own defense. As for how long bundy and his malitia expect this occupation to last, he says hes prepared to be out there through the 10 families are homeless tonight after a small oxygen bottle explodes leading to an Apartment Fire near the stratosphere. It only took a few minutes to get the fir