Jack Kingston: “what we are talking about is use of Government telephones, copying machines, fax machines, E-mail, internal mail…”

“what we are talking about is use of Government telephones, copying machines, fax machines, E-mail, internal mail distribution systems, electronic bulletins and so forth, all funded with taxpayer dollars and yet being used not for their intended purposes of cleaning up the environment. I am very concerned about this. At a time when EPA is saying they do not have enough money to clean up toxic waste and so forth, they should not be engaged in extracurricular activity such as political activities and social agendas. But realizing that the scope of EPA's involvement in nonenvironmental activities is so extensive, I do not know that my amendment adequately addresses it. It is a very big problem, Mr. Chairman. I think that this Congress should revisit it and do it extensively, but at this time I think that I am going to withdraw my amendment and maybe take another route at another date.”