No matter how partisan this committee gets--no matter how partisan it gets, I am confident that we can all agree that yo...
We must make sure that the inspector generals have the statutory authorities, the resources necessary to fully carry out...
I think it would be important for us to get it to markup as quickly as possible, get that through the markup process and...
So we will be referring those inconsistencies to you today, Mr. Horowitz, and I think that it is important that the Amer...
When I came to Washington, DC, I wanted to make sure that government was accountable not only to the constituents of min...
I would say this. The chairman has just introduced a piece of legislation that is very meaningful and I think it would b...
Your independence is key and, certainly, our Councils of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency, also known as ...
We can sit back and we look at IGs and we give them a thumbs up or a thumbs down or, you know, equivocate kind of mark b...
the great thing about the inspectors generals is that whether there is a Democrat in the chair or a Republican in the ch...
The EPA seems to be intent on weakening Federal protections for coal ash. And that is disappointing.
For the chemicals that we have the toxicological profiles on, yes, those are some of the health concerns that we have id...
We need improvement in water infrastructure and to pay more attention to monitoring these chemicals.
This action clearly goes against the plain language of the Clean Water Act and creates a glaring loophole which could ha...
the allegation that we are not concerned about the environment is just fundamentally false. It is a nice talking point.
What is not being reported is the amazing work of the Office of Water and the Agency and the regional offices every sing...
It is very important we have the opportunity to examine the impact of coal plants and coal ash dumps on groundwater qual...
If it is illegal for me to do that, the States are doing that.
Absolutely. The Clean Water Act has been very, very successful, but there is certainly a lot more work the States and th...
