"the people are saying, why are we spending this ungodly amount of money to reduce our arsenic levels from twelve to ten and sometimes eleven to ten."
"At some point in time we have got to say, 'have we lost our minds?'"
"I cannot help feeling weary about the way in which EPA is implementing broad regulatory changes."
"Twenty percent becomes a pretty good level for that, but I have a whole bunch of questions that we will ask later."
"These people are ready to hand you the keys to their cities and say the heck with it."
"I do not think a lot of people think it is settled science."
"Every one of the meetings turned into a 'what the hell is EPA doing' meeting."
"I appreciate that, and I appreciate the fact that you understand that it is those small operators that we are really concerned about."
"It concerns me when the agency says it is settled science because what is, I think, probably settled is that most people agree that climate change is occurring."
"But working together, we have made a sincere effort to find common ground on many issues."
"I do not believe that it is settled. Certainly man has an impact. The extent of that impact is what the debate is all about."