Tom Carper

I think it has become clear in the past several weeks to most of us that Michael Dourson will not be the credible regulator that we envisioned.

Voting to confirm Michael Dourson is a vote to negate that hard fought victory.

This is not just another nomination of Donald Trump. This nominee is not just up for any job at the EPA.

Can this be the best person the Administration can find to entrust the responsibilities of this critical leadership post? God, I hope not.

The public health does not appear to be one of his principal concerns.

Mr. Wehrum is not a bad person. I think he is a good person. Regrettably, I don't believe he is the right person for this position.

I regret to say that my position has not changed.

I would be remiss if I did not reiterate once again the continued frustration and disappointment of the Democrat members of this Committee with the Environmental Protection Agency's responses or lack thereof to many of our congressional…

I am hopeful that the Senate will soon be able to act on Mr. Baran's nomination.

I think we all agree that what we have done in the past has not worked, and that we are facing some extreme conditions that we have never faced before.

I do hope we will also be able to refocus our efforts and develop a truly bipartisan approach to better prevent and address wildfires across our nation.

These fires have destroyed over 8,000 homes and buildings, scorched more than 245,000 acres, and tragically taken some 42 lives.

Since the last time we met to discuss wildfires, just about a month ago right here, 21 major wildfires have ravaged the State of California.

Let us find a way so that the thing that I do not want to end up with is saying we are going to treat the legislative branch employees differently than every other Federal employee.

I think we have over half the people in this country get their health insurance through large group plans.

It would not give us all the money we need to do roads, highways, and bridges, but it would give us a whole lot more than we have today.

Thank you for your willingness to share him with the people of our country.

I have felt, for a long time, those who use our roads, highways, and bridges should help pay for them.

I think eventually we will have to move to a road user charge, the kind of thing they are doing in Oregon on a small scale.

People won't remember what you said. People may not remember what you do or did. They will always remember how you made them feel.

They are afraid. And they represent a lot of other people as well.

These decisions that we are going to make, that you would make, if confirmed, are really life and death decisions.

You have heard these chemicals now mentioned by my colleagues--alachlor and acetochlor. They are banned in the European Union.

Virtually every major clean air regulation that you helped to craft during the Bush administration has been thrown out, I am told, thrown out by Federal courts.

You have been leading the fight against EPA's air standards, so it is unclear to me how you are appropriate to serve in the position to enforce those standards.