You said what you saw at the State level was out-and-out cronyism, to put it in the mildest form.

I believe the brownfields bill is certainly ready to move forward, I believe the coal ash bill weakens protections and should not move forward, and I believe we can work together to get that Good Samaritan bill into a very good place, and…

As I often say, no one has ever asked me, ... please weaken our clean water rules; I really don't want to have sure pure air or water. Baloney. They want it better.

Well, Mr. Holleman, I just want to say you are the best witness that I have ever had on my side of an issue, for many reasons.

Let's make sure what we do doesn't lead to another Flint, Michigan.

Recycling of coal ash is absolutely allowed under the EPA rule.

the problem that we have in the bill that was introduced by my friends, Senators Hoeven and Manchin, is that it eliminates one, two, three, four, five, six, seven of the minimum standards in the rule

I expect the law enforcement authorities to communicate and work with the law-abiding people who reported it.

I already think what the EPA did was not strong enough to protect the people.

this is a great country. Regardless of what some people say, this is a great country, and the reason it is great is that people work. They get up and they produce for this country. They give their talents. They get paid. They help their…

There has to be Federal minimum standards.

So I am not going to deal with that issue unless we have minimum protections. That is essential.