I want to ensure the Federal Government fully and effectively utilizes its authority under the law.

We do not want to roll back standards. We want to keep that water clean.

I think we have a responsibility to do a better job in providing those resources to improve the water infrastructure for safe drinking water in America.

So, could you get us a report on which States are doing that and which States are not?

We are going to know in 6 months if you are going to regulate perchlorate, we anticipate that you are going to take enforcement actions starting in January.

So, please, I am going to look at that and I would like that in writing.

I think we do need to work together. Congress needs to provide the resources for improving and upgrading our infrastructure so we can transport clean water more efficiently.

I do not want a situation that Senator Cardin has where you cannot--you have to drink out of bottled water.

I just cannot imagine, I mean, Senator Klobuchar has made the point so well that children are the most vulnerable.

In 2001, every Senator voted to go against those who attacked us using Afghanistan as the base.

The President said when he announced his Afghanistan strategy, that he needed those 21,000 troops--now, this is just months ago--to, 'take the fight to the Taliban in the south and the east, and give greater capacity to partner and train…

So, I would ask you, Why did the situation get worse in Afghanistan after we sent 21,000 more troops?

it doesn't seem to me to be a question of the numbers of troops. It's hard to say that 200,000 versus 22,000 is that different than 230,000 versus 22,000. It's the mission.

I voted, with reluctance, because I believed more troops would help our situation. We added the troops. The violence got worse.

I have consistently voiced my concern about the dire situation of women in Afghanistan, and worked to secure resources to help them build better lives.

My understanding is the hearing Representative Markey had was on climate science in general.

We have a responsibility to our families to make sure that the products that are used by our families, by our children every day are safe.

This issue is really at the top of my agenda.

I don't believe that TSCA because of court decisions and poor implementation sufficiently protects pregnant women, infants, children and others.

The body of evidence of human activity as the prominent agent in global warming is overwhelming.

There was an e-mail that was sent from the EPA that the White House under George W. Bush never opened because they said if they opened it, they would have to act.

What I want to know is the truth about global warming, not what one scientist is snipping or at another one.

We are moving against lead in toys. And several of us, as Senator Klobuchar reiterated, were involved in that.

I want to compliment you for taking on this issue of chemicals in our environment, chemicals that our children are exposed to every single day.

To delay an endangerment finding would be a very dangerous thing to do. That would endanger the public.