The 143-year-old 1872 Mining Law needs to be reformed and brought in line with other extraction industries.
I think showing a concerted effort, letting people know that our river is cleaned up.
You have got a commitment from Senator Bennet and I to continue to work on these issues.
We have got to figure out what the time frame is going to be.
The spill makes clear that the piecemeal approach of the past is not working.
they deserve to be fully reimbursed for their damages and the EPA is committed to doing so.
Just the county budget?
I am committed to working with Senator Bennet, Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman, in a bipartisan fashion ...
I look forward to working on them with Senator Bennet. And, again, I think it is critically important that the only way ...
I have been asking questions of the Commissioner, so let me ask you one question, which is, is there more that Senator G...
While supporting all of the above solutions, only the full effort and comprehensive approach of the EPA can address thes...
And I always think when I am there, first of all, what the character must have been like, the collaboration must have be...
There is really only one entity that can handle this. That is the EPA.
Thank you to Chairman Vitter for allowing this committee hearing to be held.
I am confident that with Senator Bennet's bill, the Gold King Mine Spill Recovery Act of 2015, our local community, our ...
It is my hope that the EPA's Office of Inspector General's report will provide more clarity and transparency on the spil...
Thank you so much for holding this hearing and thank you for including me. You did not need to do that.
I have said that the EPA should be held to the same standard as EPA would hold a private company for the spill.