"Any other comments on that initial primacy directive from Congress to the EPA with regard to the States' primacy--primary responsibilities on these issues?"
"This process, I believe, has been flawed, has been very rushed."
"I urge Senator Sullivan and the members of this committee to consider the wide-reaching and economic and cultural benefits that this proposed rule will have for the State."
"Those that claim the sky is falling with regard to the cost of complying with the proposed rule... fail to recognize that even greater value, clean water and the fish and wildlife it supports, provide..."
"Do you think that the consultation that is required by the EPA...was undertaken in a way that was sufficient?"
"Fishing isn't just part of the Alaska way of life, it's also big business."
"Fifty-five thousand dollars an acre for a small business like that will absolutely put them out of business."
"These are good jobs that can provide high school-age kids with the opportunity to pay for college."
"My view is it hurts us. It hurts our future. It hurts my kids' future. It hurts your kids' future."
"If it is, if it's a major expansion, it is clear, it is clear, it's abundantly clear that the power to dramatically expand the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act does not reside with the EPA. It resi..."
"There is simply no nexus between cryogenically isolated permafrost and waters of the United States."