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"Good morning and welcome to the subcommittee markup of the fiscal year 2012 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies bill. I want to thank our colleagues, especially Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Dicks, for joining us this morning.
"I thank the Chairman for yielding, and I congratulate him on completing the FY12 Interior Appropriations Bill. Mr. Simpson, Mr. Moran and staff on both sides have worked tirelessly to bring this important legislation before the subcommittee today.
"Unquestionably our nation has found itself at a crossroads. We're borrowing 40-plus cents on every dollar to support an unprecedented deficit and record-setting debt. This trajectory is simply unsustainable if we are to grow our economy and reverse these startling unemployment trends.
The following text will be considered for the continuation of the FY 2012 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill:
"It is a high honor to present the fiscal year 2012 Energy and Water bill to you today. I would like to thank all the subcommittee members for their participation in putting this bill together and in the many oversight hearings we have held and our excellent staffs.
