I have said a million times before to my colleagues that it is possible to have clean air, it is possible to have clean water, cleaner air, cleaner water, and good public health, and still have jobs, and there is always a balance, and…

I just want to thank both Senator Barrasso, I want to thank Senator Fischer, others, other staffs and others for working with my staff and me and agreeing not to amend EPCRA in this bill.

Why should it be any different for corporate factory farms? We want all of our corporate citizens to be good stewards of our precious natural environment.

The environment and agriculture can coexist if we work together.

This is about people. This is about their lives, their livelihoods, their property values, and their health.

We were one of the reasons why it was badly degraded.

I appreciate very much the Chairman and the Ranking Member hosting this hearing today.

What Mr. Satterfield is talking about reminds me of our layered approach that we have for border security.

Thank you, Senator Rounds, for this, which, again, I think is an urgently needed conversation.

I think we need to be very careful how we proceed.

Numerous Iowa farmers have lost their lives due to high level of toxic gases.

I have been concerned that no real negotiations with California have occurred to date.

We need a win-win situation here. This is ripe for a win-win situation.

I am not from Missouri, but on this one, you are going to have to show me.

It is hard to ask a State to go from an 80-20 funding formula, for example, for roads--80 percent Federal to 20 percent States; it is hard to flip that and go from 80-20, where the Federal Government plays the major role, to 20-80 where…

When you do not know the answer, say so. Tell us you will get back to us, and make sure you do.

We agreed on the need for the Federal Government to be a good partner to States when it comes to investing in our infrastructure.

Those are legitimate questions. We do not have time to respond to those today, but those are good questions and need to be answered.

In adversity lies opportunity.

I want to make clear I am asking you to direct your political and career staff to answer all EPA's questions about the Transportation Department's model quickly and completely.

It is up to you--the two of you--as well. It is up to the Administration. It is up to a lot of people. This is a shared responsibility.

We have no intention of diluting any environmental protections.

We can make progress. We really need to on these fronts.

it is hard to turn an aircraft carrier, but if you keep at it you can actually turn an aircraft carrier.

We are asking your department to answer the questions asked by another part of the Administration, EPA.