Even though Superfund is a federal program, the law provides for significant state involvement.

The states don't always do that, though, because they want federal resources and expertise brought to bear to get sites cleaned up.

I thank you for reconvening the hearing today, and I am pleased that we have the opportunity to hear from knowledgeable experts about the Superfund program.

It is natural that a state would want to be able to tell EPA what to focus on and what to spend money on.

According to the FBI, older Americans possess certain characteristics that make them attractive targets for fraudulent activity.

I want to take this opportunity to urge you to do everything you can to control carbon pollution.

I commend President Obama for recognizing this through his administration's significant efforts to educate consumers about fraud.

This hearing is supposed to focus on the President's fiscal year 2014 budget request for the EPA.

I think it is fair to say that some compliance will go undetected.

Imagine getting an email from a dear friend that she had gotten mugged while on vacation, that her cash and credit cards were taken at gunpoint, and she needs you to wire money so that she can pay her hotel bill.

These cuts are irrational. They will going to hinder efforts to protect Americans from radiation after a terrorist attack or disaster.

We need environmental policies that are based on the best science, not ideology.

We need to spend the money. We need to make the commitment.

Will the Agency still have to significantly reduce inspections and other compliance and enforcement activities?

I want to take this opportunity to urge you, Mr. Perciasepe, to do everything you can to control carbon pollution.

Fraud against the elderly is a very serious crime with the potential for severe harm, including lost retirement funds, ruined credit, and an emotional toll on victims and their families that is not easy to overcome.

EPA is making our air safer to breathe and our water safer to drink.

I am pleased to be able to support H.R. 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States to preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet. Democrats and Republicans in Congress and the…

Methane emissions from the natural gas industry are a challenge in that regard.

There is no question that a significant energy transition is underway here in the United States.

U.S. emissions have dropped in recent years. But what matters most is whether U.S. emissions are on track to decline in the future.

I am pleased you are holding this hearing on tourism in the United States.

These measures are cost-effective as well?

We need to think about LNG exports through the lens of climate change.

Today's hearing is the subcommittee's first opportunity to focus on liquefied natural gas or LNG exports.