"Unfortunately, there are those who think Washington has a monopoly on both good ideas and compassion in stewardship for the environment."
"I'm a strong believer in the idea that people who actually live and work in an area are best positioned to lead efforts to protect their environment."
"I've never met anyone who wants to have dirty air or dirty water for themselves, their family, or future generations."
"That seems like a no-brainer, and I think the vast majority of American people believe that when the government enters into these settlement agreements, those funds are reserved solely to compensate t..."
"Unfortunately, that hasn't stopped the FDA from advancing regulations that are now crippling the cigar industry from top to bottom."
"Traditional handcrafted cigars, however, are absolutely, positively, and unequivocally not a product used by, marketed to, or accessible to children and, therefore, were not included within the Tobacc..."
"Thank you, Members of the Committee, for including my proposed language in last year's agricultural appropriations bill, which would have defunded the implementation of the FDA rule to regulate premiu..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and members for the opportunity to appear before you today."
"last year a reauthorization of the National Estuary Program... was passed unanimously through Congress, demonstrating the strong bipartisan support for this important initiative."
"Modernizing the ground based infrastructure is a key to continued U.S. dominance in space."
"As policymakers, I think it's important that we all know what we don't know, and therefore, our attempts to predict the future impact of regulations are always speculative and subject to error."