Thanks, Mr. Chairman. Thanks very much for bringing us all together today.

I told him that it would be difficult to move forward with additional EPA nominees until the nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White was withdrawn.

We are deeply concerned.

The document also calls for some measures that EPA has not yet acted upon.

I certainly support doing so.

They want us to work together.

I hope today's meeting will help lead to that.

It is imperative that they use that pool to do so.

I'm pleased to support the re-nomination of Chairman Svinicki to continue to lead the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

I believe that members of this Committee and members of the public deserve more clarity about whether the Trump administration will be guided by science and the law or by Mr. Murray's demands.

Mike Enzi likes to talk about the 80/20 rule. When I first heard him talk about it, he said the 80/20 rule explained why he and Ted Kennedy got so much done.

I would just say to Secretary Scuse it reminds me a little bit of what we did in Delaware, what we have done in Delaware.

we are seeing rapid declines of the monarch butterfly.

Can there be a better job? There is no doubt about it.

today I rise to address an issue that probably is not of great concern to the citizens of Arizona, but, certainly, it is of a lot of concern for people who happen to live on the east coast and the west coast of our Nation. I join my…

we all know, all of us at this table understand that there is a serious issue with honey bees across the United States

I find it incredible that EPA did this seemingly without knowing or caring about potential health effects of its action.

the majority of the Superfund cleanups touted by Mr. Pruitt was the work of the Obama administration.

I want to ask unanimous consent to submit to the record the history of the Obama EPA's years long process to address the Waters of the U.S. Rule.

Last week you issued a memorandum to allow industry to increase air emissions of toxic chemicals.

I want some real answers. My colleagues want real answers. I think the American people deserve real answers.

There is something called the Golden Rule... treat other people the way we want to be treated.

I think one of the greatest challenges we have as a country as it relates to environmental issues is the attitude that environmental protection is prohibition.

you fail at both when it comes to clean air.

You have also failed to answer at least six State petitions.