Will companies or will utilities be able to bank emissions in the future?

I think there is good will on all sides. Let's make as much progress as we can.

Is that an area where perhaps that could be brought to bear?

We are saying with this legislation that the President is going to sign in about 30 minutes that agencies, all Federal agencies have to report their improper payments.

Let me follow up with this, if I could.

Thank you for your leadership, Senator Carper, and for the opportunity to testify today on this important transport proposal of EPA's.

We do not support the so-called fix proposed by Mr. Korleski.

My concerns lead me to believe that this EPA action is even more reason for Congress to pass the Carper-Alexander legislation that would establish a national program with stronger permanent reductions in SO2 and NOx emissions and eliminate…

These pollutants affect the health of millions of Americans.

On page 2 of your testimony you talk about how the proposed Transport Rule would prevent 14,000 to 36,000 premature deaths annually.

And you suggest that the health and welfare benefits could be quantified. And you put a range on it, $120 billion to $290 billion annually.