Well, Mr. Hart was a lobbyist, and you rented a room from him, and you had issues pending before your Agency at the time that Hart's firm were working on, which is, to me, that is the exact swamp that President Trump was trying to get rid…

Can you commit to us again today that you will heed this subcommittee's direction on all reorganizations, closures, and staffing changes?

the budget request before us today is dead on arrival because it would pull out the rug from underneath every single State in our country and decimate critical public health and environmental programs.

Yes. And since you disagree with the White House, should the IG investigate whether EPA employees are wasting their time shopping negative stories about other officials?

There is additional information needed because the GAO found you violated the law.

Earlier this month, multiple news reports indicated that your press team was shopping negative stories about Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to take attention away from your scandals.

the idea is that there's been scientific analysis and thorough analysis on a list, and so then special friends get to get on a list that has been created by the Agency. It looks a little bit fishy to me.

the public deserves real answers.

Do you know how many children under the age of 18 work in agriculture in the U.S.?

Now, do you think--do you think that's acceptable to have this individual, Mr. Hart, who's a lobbyist, and then you rent a room from him at a pretty good deal, yes or no? It's a simple question.

this budget request is also dead on arrival because it is completely tone-deaf to reality.

I called on you to resign.

I think it is extraordinary that so many previous administrators of the EPA, including Republicans, have lambasted your leadership.

I write to request a legal opinion from the U.S. Government Accountability Office concerning whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the annual governmentwide statutory prohibition on the use of funds for publicity or…

I think there's good bipartisan support, and Senator Shelby's trying to proceed in the direction so we don't have any more of these CRs and we do our bills on time.

However, these innovations raise questions about children growing up in a digital world.

What date are we releasing the budget to the field?

I appreciate you want to improve resource stewardship by getting bureaus to focus on regional landscapes and to work across Federal, State, and local lines.