I wanted to pay tribute to both of you.

I think we are on a new road, a much better road, and the American people will be better off because of that road.

And so you would be advising the President as to where the different agencies are coming out on a certain issue?

Will you commit to address the threat posed by chromium-6 through the drinking water laws as quickly as possible?

The independent GAO found the policy reduced transparency and it harmed the integrity of the risk assessment process.

It is time to usher in a better and brighter future, for this agency, for our environment, for the health of generations to come.

However, as Senator Voinovich said, don't worry, we are going to be here for the next 2 years.

I sincerely hope that Ms. Browner's new position will not undermine the statute's intentions nor overshadow the Chair's autonomy and judgment.

EPA is a shadow of its former self today. Morale is lower than low.

I just want to correct the record on something you said about the waiver.

Providing technical support is my first question.

You will have, I believe, the full support of this Committee as we move forward.

EPA has the authority to act to address the serious threats posed by the virtually unregulated State of coal ash and coal combustion waste sites.

Could we count on that, that you will work with us?

80 percent of this Country are much more worried about the fact that we have done nothing on CO2.

Bob is someone for whom the environment is a critical issue.

I must thank Senator Inhofe and my Republican colleagues for allowing us to go this way.

This policy put OMB in the driver's seat, and elevated polluters' interests ahead of public health concerns.

I just want to make a point that Mr. Johnson said yes to all of this, and he hasn't been here for 7, 8 months.

I believe that both of these legislative initiatives are an assault on the original statutory intent.

I am hopeful that the new Administration will resist activists' calls to overreach.

I think it would be a very good thing. Because President-elect Obama has, I would say, re-ordered the system here by bringing in a Carol Browner, who used to be the head of EPA, who understands it, and by I think elevating, and if I just…

There are so many things to do. But I just think something like that, where the impacts are on our kids, and it is 34 States involved.

I believe very strongly that EPA should do everything in its power to protect children from dangerous exposure to toxic pesticides.

I have serious concerns about the timing and troubling implications that further regulation could have on our already fragile economy.