"it appears that we're not holding a hearing to gather facts but, rather, to provide a forum for Members to air allegations about the White House."
"we don't need this kind of partisanship. Either we have disclosure or we don't."
"Frankly, I would like to see ways to disclose on the video people who come to the White House and so on."
"To date, there are over 1.25 million White House visitor records posted on the White House Web site in a searchable format; is that right?"
"Has any administration, Democrat or Republican, before the Obama administration, routinely posted these WAVES records on line?"
"There's nothing wrong with somebody going out for a cup of coffee. There is something to me that looks bad if somebody is holding a meeting at a coffee shop to avoid disclosure."
"I actually have the list. And I am sure it is on your Web site, so you could get it, too."
"I am not saying that you should have registered lobbyists, but every so often it might be appropriate, if disclosed."
"What you want is, A, disclosure and, B, people not working if they have the conflicts of interest."
"But when you cut through all of that partisan bickering, all of us would agree that we want to have open disclosure."
"No, this bill does not serve the Nation. This bill focuses very narrowly on only one aspect of the Nation's enormous coal ash problem--namely, the benefits of recycling a portion of the ash."
"By removing EPA's ability to regulate coal ash under subtitle C, the bill guarantees that coal ash disposal in States with inadequate or even nonexistent regulations will continue without essential co..."