Barbara Boxer

Rather, working with property owners and communities to help implement needed changes is far more productive.

It is my hope that the new EPA leadership will not seek to administratively expand its regulatory umbrella.

If confirmed, will you focus on ensuring the agency complies with all laws, including the Federal Records Act and the Freedom of Information Act?

Senator Crapo and I have been working to pass legislation that, it is interesting, it is very much along these lines.

I am interested in an EPA that builds trust and does not break down morale.

I want to make sure this is OK with EPA.

I want to say to you how much I admire you, how much I thank you on behalf of my children and my grandchildren for your years of bipartisan service to our Nation.

But also, ask you if you intend to make those letters public?

I want to thank you for that.

I applaud President Obama for nominating Gina McCarthy to take on this difficult task.

I applaud you for that, because we need an EPA Administrator that will follow the law, use best science, work with us, and protect the public as you should.

I want the EPA to be vigorous in protecting our children and future generations from the horrendous crisis that we face from global warming.

I could not agree more. However, I will carefully evaluate your answers today to see how that commitment can usher in to a new EPA.

I couldn't agree more with my friend on the problems of unemployment, absolutely.

I strongly support your nomination. I am very excited about it.

EPA has a critical mission: to protect human health.

If you can't breathe, you can't work.

It is important to note that this method of answering email was initiated by Republican EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman.

Gina, you are one of the best qualified nominees ever to come before this Committee.

She has shown a strong bipartisan spirit.

I totally disagree that EPA has been 'wholly unresponsive' to the majority of issues raised in this letter.

I strongly believe that Gina McCarthy's nomination should enjoy smooth sailing through this Committee and on the Senate floor.

I am proud to thank Ms. McCarthy for these successes, and to support her candidacy as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Administration.

I certainly will work with Senator Vitter and all my colleagues to try and mark this up as soon as possible.

I thank Senator Coons so much for including me in this opportunity to speak about the choices we have before us. Mr. President, may I ask how much time remains for Senator Coons so I have some idea? The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). There…