Tom Carper

It is simply not true that there is any question about the science, nor any question about the impact.

In Texas alone, the Lone Star State has numerous health advisories against eating mercury-laden fish in Texas waters.

Under the Clean Air Act States have few tools available to them to hold upwind States accountable.

We really needed to do everything we possibly could to reduce emissions in State.

Delaware's air quality challenge is caused by both local emissions and emissions from upwind sources.

So when we have a chance to do something to keep people healthy, keep them alive, then why look at the dark side? Look at the positive side.

Since coming to the U.S. Senate a decade ago, I have made it my mission to work with my colleagues to ensure that EPA has the right tools to clean our air.

I must tell you, to me this is about jobs, it is about creating the type of economic growth in this Nation.

Delaware is at the tailpipe of America.

We have to work together and we need to work with the EPA to continue cleaning up our air.

Since coming to the U.S. Senate a decade or so ago, I have made it my mission to work with our colleagues to ensure that EPA has the right tools to clean our air.

How do you put a price on human life?

I quickly learned that my neighbor's dirty air meant higher health care costs for my state.

I believe most of us in the room believe we ought to try to treat other people the way we want to be treated.

These toxic pollutants know no State boundary and they send thousands of our children to the hospital every day.

Many of you have heard me say that Delaware is at the end of America's tailpipe.

Did many of these coal plants actually retire?

The Clean Air Transport Rule and Mercury Air Toxics Standards are continuing the successful history of the Clean Air Act and EPA's implementation of it.

I believe we ought to treat other people the way we'd want them to treat us.

Clean Air Act benefits outweigh its costs by some 30 to 1.

We pretty much shut down our State and we still would have been in non-attainment.

The hearing will come to order. Good morning, one and all.

I commend them for taking on that challenge.

That is just not fair.

When can we see a final Transport Rule from EPA? I am hoping it is going to be soon.