As many will remember, a respected Army Corps economist filed a whistleblower complaint about the Corps' use of faulty data to justify lock and dam expansion. — Ron Kind Copy Share Image
While I remain troubled by the Corps' inability to fully justify the Model they used for their commercial traffic predictions, America clearly has an aging lock and dam infrastructure on the Mississippi. — Ron Kind Copy Share Image
The one thing we can do is invest in the quality of education, especially higher education. — Ron Kind Copy Share
We should see the leadership from the White House setting dates certain for certain goals of achieving greater alliance on alternative and renewable energy… — Ron Kind Copy Share
The key to any successful plan is buy-in from the public, and what this process has demonstrated is the importance of including citizens in… — Ron Kind Copy Share
In addition, the oil royalties the Federal Government does not collect from big oil will starve the Land and Water Conservation Fund of critical… — Ron Kind Copy Share
Most of the scientific community believes that for the full potential of embryonic stem cell research to be reached, the number of cell lines… — Ron Kind Copy Share
Over the last few years, the world has become a smaller and more integrated place with technology that is leveling the playing field like… — Ron Kind Copy Share
We have seen what the dependence and addiction to foreign oil has done to us economically. — Ron Kind Copy Share
As the President reviewed the state of the union and unveiled his second-term agenda, he fell short of adequately explaining how he intends to… — Ron Kind Copy Share
In the underlying bill, I think the authors of the legislation, those in support of it, understand the use of the Mississippi River. Yes,… — Ron Kind Copy Share
Right now, a majority of the debt is owed to foreign interests, Japan being the largest purchaser of government debt today, soon to be… — Ron Kind Copy Share
In a time of serious budget deficits, immense war costs and a sluggish economy, we cannot afford to grant such outlandish subsidies to some… — Ron Kind Copy Share
From its earliest days, stem cell research has been important to the people of Wisconsin. — Ron Kind Copy Share
We believe that economics does not necessarily have to be a zero-sum game; it can be a win-win proposition for everyone involved so long… — Ron Kind Copy Share
As founder and co-chair of the upper Mississippi River Congressional task force, I have long sought to preserve the river's health and historical multiple… — Ron Kind Copy Share
I believe that we as the leader of the Free World must provide important leadership on the ethical parameters, the ethical constraints that this… — Ron Kind Copy Share
