"We need to seriously look at this issue and try to find some commonsense solutions that still protect public health and the environment."
"I am proud to serve on this subcommittee as well as the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee."
"Mrs. Napolitano. Thank you, sir."
"Mrs. Napolitano. And while it has been brought up several times that the administration did not show up, I would like to clarify that EPA was not invited."
"I would like to make sure that we share that with you so that you understand what they are saying."
"Well, I would like to be able to see something so that we can take it up with the Corps because if it is not in the rule, then they should not be acting differently."
"If a jurisdictional decision has been made and they are not covered, then the rule would not expand coverage to them."
"Well, we certainly do hope that we would be able to clarify that, because this is one of those issues that is not going to be ignored in southern California or in California or the Western States."
"If you wouldn't mind, yes. And I certainly want to thank Ms. Darcy. Your folks are tremendous in my area."
"I associate myself with the remarks of my predecessors about the Army Corps' work."
"I would like to submit a letter, Mr. Chairman, for the record from the Los Angeles mayor, Eric Garcetti."
"The locally preferred alternative provides the most robust ecosystem restoration outcomes, while also providing four times more jobs than the other alternatives."