Small business is the backbone of our economy. And as you guys know, it is very tough in the real world right now.

The sterile cockpit rule violations have been notable factors in both the Lexington and the Buffalo plane crashes.

The gentleman testified earlier that 90 days out of the year they are sending raw sewage into the river.

I certainly want to welcome everyone to our hearing today, and especially Mr. Wittman and Mr. Connolly.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

If we put one tenth of the money into Clean Water that we are putting into the TARP program and the bailing out of banks--there is more money going into bonuses for bank moguls than there is for cleaning up the pollution of this…

It shouldn't be happening but it happens all the time.

In the Bay area we have seen a tremendous increase in population.

I really think we need to get one.

We all agree, I think everybody in this room agrees that this is something that just has to be done.

I have three daughters and, you know, really am very, very interested in this and really quite alarmed about some of the things that you brought up.