if we didn't have the constra t constraints we're sffacing, we would put in a lot more money and get the project done because it's a top priority project. this committee knows better than probably any other committee in congress that the needs that we have with respect to water supply, especially rural water supply, are huge. even the requests that we put in front in this budget in 2013 barely makes a dent on the need that we have there. >> i really appreciate that and i appreciate your response and i would just -- my time is done but i would just note that he here's $45 million to study fracking where the industry that benefits from it is doing really well. they're not hurting. they could pay for that and there's $45 million that could go to a water project or several water projects. and i'd just give some thought to that. thank you, mr. secretary. >> senator ross. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. secretary, for being here. last week president obama went to miami to give another speech on energy. he stated that, quote, i will do whatever i can to develop every source of am