"Can we get that assurance that you will be there for us?"
"However, without taking any of your time away--I have given you another 5 minutes. But I figure this way. If we did have to fight Rhode Island, 37 million people versus 1 million, I will take it."
"I think this says the Senators have confidence in the selection of you to have this position."
"I think we are on a new road, a much better road, and the American people will be better off because of that road."
"You will have, I believe, the full support of this Committee as we move forward."
"Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it."
"It is time to usher in a better and brighter future, for this agency, for our environment, for the health of generations to come."
"Continued inaction on clean air in our legislation means that tens of thousands of Americans will die prematurely from lung-related diseases in our States."
"We can no longer afford inaction on climate change or on air pollution."
"the vast majority on this Committee believe that the Clean Air Act absolutely has a relevance to carbon dioxide."
"How we address many environmental issues today will directly impact future generations."