"there is often disagreement on IST."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this oversight hearing on water security."
"I said that in my opening statement, and I mean it."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"the fear the people have is that it is not well enough defined"
"Having clean, safe, affordable water is a national priority."
"My message has always been that chemical security and water security are issues of security, not environmental protection."
"OK."
"When it comes to the BP disaster our focus should be on mitigating and containing the environmental impacts."
"I hope that doesn't happen, and this hearing is going to be I think instrumental in focusing on what the real problem is and the solutions that are out there."
"To date we have discovered numerous bureaucratic delays to mitigation and containment caused by Federal entities."
"As I have stated before, when it comes to the BP disaster our focus should be on: Mitigating and containing the environmental impacts; Providing assistance to the victims in the Gulf; and Investigatin..."
"We owe it to the people of the Gulf region and the American people as a whole to carefully examine the effectiveness of the Federal response."
"I am working on a report on the Administration's response to the BP incident thus far."
"We supply the power industry with a clearer picture as to what to expect over the next 10 years."
"Predictability is the problem."
"I believe this Congress needs to pass bipartisan legislation that I've authored along with Senator Alexander and 14 of my other colleagues."
"This Clean Air Interstate Rule is significantly more vulnerable to court challenges than legislation and will undoubtedly be held up."
