Tom Carper: “the Senate has invoked cloture, and I just want to thank everybody who supported cloture on Janet McCabe's nomination to…”

“the Senate has invoked cloture, and I just want to thank everybody who supported cloture on Janet McCabe's nomination to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. I rise now to urge my colleagues to support the confirmation of this outstanding nominee, because Janet McCabe is exactly the leader that Administrator Michael Regan and the rest of the EPA need right now as we tackle some of the most pressing challenges in the Agency and in our Nation's history. She will do so as one who understands the challenges and opportunities of working as a director of an air program, within a State environmental agency, to create a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment--not just for the citizens of some communities but for all communities and all ZIP Codes in Indiana, but also for the industry throughout her State. I stand before you today, as my colleagues sometimes call me, as a recovering Governor. I understand how difficult it can be to bring a genuine interest to hear all points of view, to a job where Agency actions have consequences in every home and in every business. Perhaps Janet McCabe's colleague, Fred Cate, vice president of research at the University of Indiana put it best in an interview in the IndyStar recently. I just want to quote him. This is what he said: ``The reason she will be great at EPA is the same reason she was superb here''. . . .…”