Grace Napolitano: “You have heard a lot about the EPA, that it is a bad agency doing bad things; but, if it weren't for the EPA, many of…”

“You have heard a lot about the EPA, that it is a bad agency doing bad things; but, if it weren't for the EPA, many of our communities would be facing undrinkable water because of the pollution that is left behind, without any followup. We discussed this during the committee, and one of the issues that was brought out was that some of the EPA's regional offices were being a little heavyhanded. I suggested they may be able to take it up with the administrators, themselves, to figure out how we could really bring that to the forefront. Mr. Chairman, I would like to start off with a few facts, and we have covered them already. There are broad environmental and conservation organizations that also oppose the bill. For the Record, I will submit 59 of them that are in opposition. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure H.R.…”