"lowering the ozone standard from 75 ppb would literally save lives while also preventing hundreds of thousands of missed school days and missed work days and preventing hundreds of thousands of asthma..."
"What would be the impact on public health if, as the chairman has suggested, that the majority party would rewrite the Clean Air Act to make cost to industry rather than the benefits of public health ..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Dr. Diette, I wanted to give you a chance to respond to anything that you have heard here but particularly the Keets study that was the subject of controversy and how the stud..."
"It can't even potentially have anything to do with the ozone question because ozone isn't concentrated in cities."
"There is a strong consensus among people who actually take care of sick patients with asthma and other lung diseases that ozone is harmful."
"I want to thank you so very much for your giving me this time. I really appreciate it."
"The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to set primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards at concentration levels sufficient to protect the public health with an adequate margin of safety for certain p..."
"the EPA's proposal will improve air quality and result in significant public health benefits."
"I know that the people who sent me here to represent them are some of the ones who would be impacted by this procedure."
"the current standard of 75 parts per billion is not adequate to protect the public health."
"Well, you also point out that, since 1980, we have reduced our air pollution by nearly 70 percent and our economy has tripled."
"Has there been any cost-benefit analysis by the EPA or any other agency either before, during, or after the proposal?"