"The EPA tries to regulate everything from greenhouse gases to ditch water to cattle flatulence but if someone makes the slightest mistake in their business or farm or their duties as a municipal offic..."
"Yet, you have employees who have been sexually abusive of women and others engaging in activities that are sexually abusive of children and no one, no one was fired."
"The EPA is not only mismanaged, it is misguided and in these cases, apparently morally corrupt."
"You impeded the investigation of the Inspector General and you withheld documents. In my opinion, you obstructed justice."
"I agree with that statement and I think that the states have--particularly since they have more knowledge of their geological issues than the Federal Government does in many respects, that these thing..."
"I think it calls into question some of the modeling."
"As egregious as the activity that the agents were involved in, which is, in many respects, a crime against humanity because of the ages of these girls, could you not find a reason to reprimand or fire..."
"It is absolutely critical to the functioning of our government."
"Second straight hearing where I have been misappropriated to the wrong State. My jurisdiction has expanded."
"I, frankly, don't understand why you are advertising for Secret Service agents on bumper stickers instead of going to college campuses and recruiting the best and brightest that you can find."
"Does it make sense to have in this case a 3-day background check?"
"Mr. Chairman, I would like to introduce into the record a letter from the Governor of Alabama, the Honorable Robert Bentley."