John Boozman

I agree, I think that we are not saying, certainly I am not saying that there shouldn't be any regulation.

It is hard to compete.

I hope we can disagree without being disagreeable.

I want to help you meet these important responsibilities, while minimizing adverse impacts to job creation, the economy of Arkansas and our way of life.

The purpose of this committee, we are trying to set policy and advise policy on these things.

You mentioned just now that one of the things that is keeping people sitting by the side, they don't know what the cost of regulation is going to be.

Good policies will lead to net job creation, including the creation of so-called 'Green Jobs.'

I voted for it in the House.

But it does have to be right, as we set these policies.

I am very excited about being the Ranking Member, serving on this subcommittee.

We want to thank you for your dedication to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and thank you for appearing here today.

Every day, every elected official needs to get up and think, how can we create jobs, how can we protect jobs, how can we protect savings and pension plans.

But I will say that China cheats totally.

Congress should not rubber-stamp every policy that is labeled 'Green.'

The key, though, is that it has to work.

You don't throw out the science because of the cost.

It is hard for those of us who want to help when you have situations like that, it is hard to have confidence in the system as you go forward.

Everyone agrees that at some level, chromium VI causes cancer. The problem is figuring out what that level is.

But again, there is no money for that, or there is not enough money.

I don't think there is any question at all that we don't need to prevent contaminants in drinking water.

But you do have good science to go where you are going, as opposed to emotion and not using common sense.

Again having great respect for our chairman, the point that I am trying to make is that I understand the problems that we face in the Great Lakes. And this is a body of such significance. And yet, again, my feeling is that we should take…

Again, Madam Chair, in closing, this is a special honor for me as an optometrist who practiced for many, many years, to be celebrating a colleague who paid so dearly, he and his family. We're so proud of him--myself, as a member of the…

Again, and this is not a Republican or Democrat thing. I am just saying health care providers amongst all of us. When you add the experience up, the years of practice and things, you would think that this is the group that you would call…

We are proud to offer support for H.R. 1169, increasing the amount of assistance the Department of Veterans Affairs provides to disabled veterans for adaptive housing and automobiles.