Kathy Castor actually said...

We shouldn't wait until a person is in an acute crisis to provide needed care and services.

certainly we can continue the environmental progress to improve the public health and balance it against the economic needs of the country.

We have been able to combine environmental progress, cleaner air, cleaner water, oversight of chemicals with economic progress and good jobs...

I don't think anyone can argue that America is better off because we breathe cleaner air.