The goal of this oversight hearing today, as well as the legislative efforts we have underway, is very straightforward.
We have actually eliminated a bunch of highly effective teachers in Oklahoma to meet the requirements of what the Federa...
I mean, this is not just a matter of convenience; it is a matter of life and death.
OK, it has been 16 years since the Federal aid program authorized the use of State infrastructure banks.
Clearly, we need to think about how we can do things differently.
We can't expect to spend our way out of this crisis with Federal dollars alone; we need a true public-private partnershi...
Well, we know the problem. We talked about the fact there is about $600 billion out there, and it is growing every day i...
I believe our Federal infrastructure spending is one of our very primary concerns, second only to defending America.
That is my point. This has been available to everyone, and you haven't turned them away. I think you have answered it ve...
I believe in Federal infrastructure spending and see it as one of the primary purposes of Government.
As we consider legislation aimed at modernizing the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Congress must avoid creating ne...
I believe that TSCA is a fundamentally sound statute. But it is 30 years old, and the science of chemical risk assessmen...
The goal of combining greater regulatory certainty under the Clean Air Act with significant advances in public health an...
I think that was a brilliant settlement. It was a great way to deal with a thorny issue.
I will assure you you will be seeing lawsuits about this in the not-too-distant future.
I think this is a history that is not a very happy one in this country where there has been a lot of abuses.
I do have some concern, again, I recognize you have got budget realities here, but the $44 million cut in construction i...
We are not talking about some sort of takeover here. We are talking about a cooperative arrangement and negotiated agree...
