Unfortunately he is thinking of leaving us at the end of the year. He is on a mission--and I am, too--to make sure that a number of items on his agenda list get completed.

If we could work something out, we could eliminate all of this stuff, or most of it, so that people know where they are going, what am I going to have to do, how much am I going to have to invest, what am I going to have and so forth.

A majority of Americans--more than 175 million people--live in areas where there is enough air pollution to endanger their lives or threaten their health.

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

We support passage of S. 2995, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010, sponsored by Senator Carper, you and Senator Alexander.

Are you worried about the utilities increasing their emissions before 2012, sort of emitting their bank, if you will, because the banks aren't worth much of anything?

Simply put, we've got to do better. Much better. And the good news is we can.

We must continue to make progress and clean up our air as we address climate change.

We look forward to being your partner, and again, thanks very, very much.

A lot of people think we can't get much done this year and that we are just going to ride it out and just end up with delay and inability to find common ground. I am more hopeful, particularly in this area, that we can surprise some people.

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

When we get into questions, one of the questions I will be asking of the Administration is about cost and benefit.

These pollutants affect the health of millions of Americans.

The benefits will far outweigh the estimated annual cost of $2.8 billion.

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

Senator Carper, I would urge you to insist that EPA provide you a comparable map for your bill to see what it would do with respect to attainment in these same areas.

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.

We will have two rounds of questions, 5 minutes each. I want to go back, the first question, just to go back to a point raised by Senator Voinovich.

Congress should act now to pass the bill.

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

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