until we actually in the Federal Government sit down and have a conversation with our counterparts in State and local government, we will not tackle the problem of overregulation.

We have to give our country's small businesses a break. They need relief.

It does not have the authority to write governmentwide rules to define those terms.

All of them have their own silo. All of them have their own requirement to be able to check things off.

In an environment where Chevron deference is precedent it is critical that the leader of an agency that has such wide latitude to extract costs from the economy respects the importance of our federalist foundation and the pocketbooks of…

I think he will be an excellent Administrator for the EPA, and I think he will do very well today in getting a chance to bring you the confidence that he will work hard for our Nation's present and for the future.

He has argued consistently that many regulations the EPA promulgates are in fact the responsibility of State government.

As the Administrator of the EPA, I would fully expect Scott to lead the Agency to follow every environmental law and to partner with States, local authorities, and tribes to do what is best for our present and our future.

It is an honor to speak in support of Attorney General Pruitt today.

I talked to you also about Taiwan being a close friend and ally of the United States, and our ninth largest trading partner.

I would just like to be drawn into the loop as you make progress on the changes you may want to make.

Would you commit to sitting down with the Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao?

I would just say that is more evidence that he cares for the children of Oklahoma.

the Supreme Court overturned EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Rule in 2015 because the EPA failed to--ignored the fact that the cost was $9.6 billion annually of the rule.

Do you think that the laws that are in the books right now adequately handle this situation?

Sue and settle, we all know what that is, we know that groups, maybe some of the environmentalist extremist groups will file lawsuits against the EPA.

Attorney General Pruitt, as Administrator, will you look into this matter to see whether this extreme action was appropriate or a hasty political decision?

It's the worse scientific scandal of our generation.