Great. Administrator McCarthy, as you talked about Superfund and getting this on the National--Gold King Mine on the National Priorities List...

I'm very disappointed at how long it has taken the EPA to process reimbursements submitted by the State and the Navajo Nation.

I hope you feel as optimistic as I do that we can get this done.

We just came off a big victory on the floor, bipartisan victory, in terms of an energy bill.

Those impacted deserve compensation.

Thank you so much, Chairman Murkowski.

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To be clear, I support Federal efforts to reduce waste, but I also believe there needs to be a balanced approach that encourages producers to reduce emissions without inadvertently causing producing wells to be capped.

I do not think any of us up here support waste. Natural gas is an important energy source and too valuable of a commodity not to take all practical steps to capture it and to put it to beneficial use.

You shouldn't have to have a healthcare legal background in order to read your explanation of benefits...

I certainly appreciated and can empathize with your remarks about the level of expertise it takes in your family to navigate and respond and work to comply with the regulatory burden.

It is clear to me that government can and should be doing a better job, especially when it comes to engaging the agricultural communities.

Having a hearing on the impacts of environmental regulations and voluntary conservation solutions is an important opportunity for the entire Committee to better understand the challenges that our farmers and ranchers and foresters face…

It is important that Federal regulations be clear, concise, uncomplicated, and to make the necessary regulatory compliance as easy and affordable as possible.

people lost their lives in my State and continue to do so.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I am going to kind of go off topic, and I apologize kind of.

But given the situation in our State, our governor determined that all, 100 percent, of our behavioral health providers were engaged in billing practices that rose to the level of a credible allegation of fraud and so suspended payments to…

Can you talk about that a little?