Tom Carper

Just an inquiry. You just consumed about 2 minutes beyond your opening statement.

My hope is that, when you all get settled in, you will go back--and when you are thinking about renegotiating NAFTA, make sure you understand what has already been done.

I have discussed a lot of the trade issues with him.

Let me assure you from my conversations with the President-elect on trade.

I think he may be also considering an executive order imposing a 5-percent tariff maybe on all imports.

The Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership, TPP, proposed to take down a lot of barriers overseas and enable us to have better access to those markets.

I have suggested for a number of years that we use an approach we have taken for years, and that is the people, the businesses that use our transportation system would actually pay for them.

The biggest issue I have with the CFPB is that I do not believe they should be funded out of profits from the Federal Reserve.

If we are interested in raising some revenues and not having to raise taxes, that is a good place to start.

Threatened the competitive edge Oklahoma has enjoyed for years with low cost and reliable electric generation.

If confirmed, can we have your assurances that the EPA will continue to regulate mercury emissions from power plants under section 112 of the Clean Air Act, and you will not defer to the States?

We need your answers, and we need good answers. And the idea of waiting 2 or 3 weeks and not providing anything is just unacceptable.

I would just ask that you think back on our earlier conversation, and you see your way clear to have one more round.

We were interested in having an outside panel, and it was explained to us that that is not really the tradition of the Committee.

I appreciate the way you've conducted this hearing today.

The Corps, the DOJ, and the EPA have gone beyond what we consider to be reasonable application of the law.

I am not the Attorney General of Delaware, never had any intention to be, but if 17 of our counties in Delaware--we only have 3--if 17 of them or all 3 of them got Fs, I promise you, I would do something about it.

The moneys that you are referring to, were those donations that were disclosed, fully disclosed?

In my very first hearing as a United States Senator on this Committee, we had the Assistant Administrator, Janet McCabe.

You need to tell us what the rules are going to be, you need to give us some time and flexibility, and you need to get out of the way.

I like to say that in adversity lies opportunity.

Senator Lamar Alexander and I worked together for a number of years on Clear Skies legislation.

If you believe that the EPA should not move forward on the Mercury and Air Toxics rule, how do States clean up mercury?

Human exposure to methylmercury resulting from coal-fired electric-generating utilities is exceedingly small.

I believe that mercury should be regulated under section 112.