Paul Broun

How is it going to cause environmental harm, though?

Would allowing the Pebble project to present a plan to go through the NEPA permitting process result in any environmental harm?

Even The Washington Post, hardly regarded as a pro-mining mouthpiece, concluded in a recent editorial that regarding the mining companies, 'All they want, they say, is a fair and thorough evaluation of their claims. That is reasonable.'

To me, the question at hand comes down to one of due process.

Let me assure those folks--I care more about protecting that environment than many non-profit organizations pushing a social agenda.

Strong, independent science is of paramount importance to our environmental policies.

A prospective decision of such magnitude by the EPA should be based on the best possible science.

It's a fantasy for the government to say here's a mine plan.

All they want, they say, is a fair and thorough evaluation of their claims. That is reasonable.

It is unconscionable for the Administration, any Administration, to deny U.S. citizens their day in court.

I am a southerner and I can't pronounce words like that. I don't know Italian.

Don't we have a responsibility to coordinate just a little bit better?

The truth of the matter is we want to be compliant, but we are overwhelmed.

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I think it could be a huge honor for them to actually take a historic role in securing our borders in partners with other agencies.

I inquire as to how much time I have left. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.

Thank you. I appreciate it. The purpose is, as we consolidate programs, we have all of these employees in the Department of Education who are going to lose a lot of their function. As we do so, particularly with sequestration and with the…

I appreciate it. The purpose of this is just transparency so that American citizens can know exactly what's going on.

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