Well, I appreciate it, and I just want to, as Chairman Gardner said at the outset, thank each of you for taking time to come here today.
For Colorado and downstream communities, there are still serious concerns that exist that the EPA must address.
And I always think when I am there, first of all, what the character must have been like, the collaboration must have been like, and how emp...
I have been asking questions of the Commissioner, so let me ask you one question, which is, is there more that Senator Gardner and I can do ...
I mean, you cannot come from the north or south to Silverton and not think about the character of the people that built that community.
I am confident that with Senator Bennet's bill, the Gold King Mine Spill Recovery Act of 2015, our local community, our state, and the feder...
My hope is that as you work toward a decision that you will engage everyone in Colorado on this question.
This same amount of polluted water was already being released from the Gold King Mine about every week.
I fully agree with that.
It is also clear...the agency was slow to communicate with local governments.
This spill shows a greater need for legislation that would allow Good Samaritans the opportunity to assist with cleaning up these abandoned ...