I haven't heard any evidence that the EPA regulations that are being proposed are actually having a detrimental effect on jobs in this country.

I believe the purpose of this committee is to investigate what can be done, not to forward a political agenda.

I must say that I was tempted to object to these on the basis that they are just incomplete.

the economy has grown since the Clean Air Act was promulgated.

We need to keep in mind the purpose of the Clean Air Act: To protect the health of Americans.

I see numerous studies over the year that indicate poor people are disproportionately affected by pollution because they live in areas that tend to have more factories.

Because I will tell you why, because they are from different places and I don't want people to give an inaccurate view of where they are from.

GDP has grown over 200 percent since the Clean Air Act's passage, correct?

We need to look clearly at science when determining what those regulations should be and we need to balance in a scientific and careful way job creation and the preservation of public health.

I think that oversight directed towards ensuring efficient and effective federal regulation is an important endeavor.

OMB doesn't have the right to tell us whether we can copy the documents or not.

solar energy development is not a Democratic or a Republican issue; it is an issue of securing American energy innovation for decades to come.

No, the problem is----

the minority opposed this investigation, and that couldn't be farther from the truth.

I have been on this subcommittee for 15 years and I am just as much concerned about this Solyndra loan as everybody else is.

I want to go a little bit more in depth into some of the issues that we face trying to work on interoperability between our governmental agencies and privately owned endeavors.

I am glad we are having this overview hearing and I am also happy to work with the majority on additional hearings in the particular issues of cybersecurity.

I appreciate the support of Ranking Member, Ms. DeGette, and the minority in this investigation.

I also fear that too often the device industry and also people like me who are eager to see cures and treatments for diseases kind of minimize those tradeoffs between safety and speed.

The reviewers found the following problems with these industry-funded studies. First, the existence of 'so many flaws in design and execution that the authors' conclusions are rendered essentially meaningless.'

On the one hand, people are relying on devices, and on the other hand, we want to make sure that improvements and advances in those devices and new devices are approved with speed.

Unfortunately, some of the advances in these technologies... seem to have been so slow over at the FDA.

For the generation of kids like our two kids, Ms. Sagan's and mine, the short-term cure is medical devices.

I frankly am pleased to hear you today embrace the President's Executive order that sets forth principles of regulation protecting public health, welfare, safety and the environment while at the same time promoting economic growth and…

If there are problems with the way the regulations are being promulgated, we need to talk about that, but eliminating these important consumer product safety provisions is simply not an option.