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I intend to exercise my oversight authority as Ranking Member of this Committee, just as Senator Murray did as Ranking Member.

I think you are imminently qualified and I look forward to working with the Madam Chair, to expeditiously----

Oversight is an important function of Congress, and hopefully that can be done in a bipartisan way.

I expect by the end of this hearing, I will be able to support your nomination.

This Committee has a great history of bipartisanship, and I expect that will continue.

I hope that you and the White House do not pursue that.

I plan to conduct rigorous oversight, especially on the response of COVID-19.

We should all, Senators, staff, and the Administration, anticipate spending more time than we can imagine today on the response to COVID-19.

I think the fact that you seem to be afraid to answer the question, or you basically do answer the question by saying it is okay without saying it is okay, really is a statement to a real problem we have and a disconnect between what…

We need to continue to prioritize and enable and incentivizing private sector innovation.

My main priority for this Committee is healthcare.

I am not eager to see the Biden administration pursue dangerous and foolhardy proposals to simply forgive student loans.

I look forward to working with you specifically this session of Congress.

RFS is definitely a priority for this Administration.

President Biden has made environmental justice a centerpiece of this Administration.

Thank you for that question, Senator Duckworth. You have my commitment that we will take a look at the RFS program, and we will introduce some transparency into that program.

We are going to correct that, then we are going to begin to carry this country forward.

You have my commitment that the staff and myself at EPA will be a partner in any legislation.