Diana DeGette actually said...

"engaged, efficacious, and timely enforcement of EPA's regulations is essential to public health, environmental justice, and environmental and public health protection."

"if you had good science, you could take away inadequate political influence."

"This is an Agency that we simply cannot afford to neglect, and today that is even more true today than ever."

"When extreme weather and environmental catastrophes hit, frankly it is often the most vulnerable populations that bear the brunt."