"That is, Senator, really unfortunate, that TVA took a week before they said, stay out of it."
"Would you please provide a list to Senator Carper's subcommittee and to the full Committee of all potential or known weaknesses at other impoundment or landfills?"
"I don't want to get off of this spill today, but this is important."
"The great challenge of how we produce and consume energy in this Country cries out for leadership from the power industry."
"I don't think you'd send your grandkid out to play in an area like that."
"But the point is, given the facility's high volume of waste, do you agree it makes sense to invest in strong waste management practices?"
"But you have got big problems. And I get back to what Senator Carper said, we want to work with you."
"You need to have a plan to clean this up."
"We fight like the devil, and I come from a very crowded State, New Jersey, and boy, these chemicals are chased down like the most ruthless bandits."
"If I was sitting there and somebody said do you wish you would have done more to stop this, I would say yes."
"It is outrageous that landfills that hold our household garbage are more regulated than pits holding this toxic coal sludge."