Political Quotes

“I think he makes an excellent point. We do give the States the flexibility in that responsibility that they take to devise their own plans for reducing emissions so that the health of the public will be protected. But I would suggest that when we hear about all these private enterprises like the chamber of commerce, thinking that they are not going to be at a competitive disadvantage, I suspect that some of these private industries think, well, if it is going to be an unfunded mandate the government-owned polluter, perhaps we will not put any regulations on either of them. I suspect that that is what a lot of them would like. They do not see themselves ever being at a competitive disadvantage. They think that none of the polluters will have regulations placed upon them. I think that would be a disservice to the people whose lungs are going to have to breathe in pollution when we deal with these air pollution problems.”