Political Quotes

“I support the amendment. It returns the bill if it became law to what are the times specified in the Clean Air Act. And I think those times are reasonable. But let me just say that EPA is working on these regulations, these rules. This is not a finished product. I believe they're taking into consideration concerns raised by the boiler industry, especially the paper and pulp industry. There have been very important and legitimate concerns that they have raised. They want to know if they can continue to use the same traditional fuels that they had been using. They don't want to be considered incinerators, because they're not. They want to know what the rules are, they want some certainty, and they want some time to comply with them. These things are under discussion at the EPA, and industry is weighing in and letting its feelings be known. Should the Environmental Protection Agency need legislation, which they may or may not, we ought to stand ready to be of assistance. I do not think the industry really wants to throw out the Clean Air Act and to allow mercury to be considered nothing, no problem, which is what you would expect when you hear the debate on the Republican side of the aisle. I don't think they would like all of this issue of public health to be so minimized as we hear in the Republican debate. This is not a practical solution. This is a blunt instrument that the Republicans are putting forward that will not become law.…”