I was privileged to work with her a couple of years ago on this legislation, and I never thought at the time that we would continue to work on it as much as we have.

You squeeze--let's say $6 billion out of what?

Are you asking for maybe a test drive, a year or so, see how it works out, do you have enough flexibility?

So that would be your first option.

I think it could be useful, yes.

It has not gained traction.

You say it pays on average 13 percent more than the Federal Government pays, provides for most of its employees?

In Delaware, we have a big incorporation business.

Actually, there might even be an opportunity to partner with Members of Congress.

That was over, what, a couple of years?

I would just urge the Subcommittee to keep those in mind.

I want to ask you to come back to this a little bit more.

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I am going to say some fairly critical things about the Bush administration.

One of the major contributors to air pollution in and around schools comes from those school buses that the kids ride to school in.

the Administration has also held up any Federal regulations on climate change, despite the Supreme Court's ruling that the regulation of carbon dioxide is required under the Clean Air Act.

I want to say for the record that I think Steve Johnson did an outstanding job as Director of the EPA.

But beyond just refusing to do its part, the Administration has also held up any Federal regulation on climate change--despite the Supreme Court ruling that the regulation of carbon dioxide is required under the Clean Air Act.

I hope that EPA drops the mercury rule case, and does not appeal it further.

We can no longer afford inaction on climate change or air pollution.

The good thing about diesel engines is they last a long time. The bad things about diesel engines is they last a long time.

However, for the last 8 years, the Bush administration has not provided the information we need on some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time.

I think these next 2 years may be the most important 2 years that I serve in public office, because of the condition of our economy and the threat, in all aspects, to the world economy.

I think it is the most difficult job that one can have in the Federal Government.