"Mr. Chairman, back in May, my office was notified that the NRC was recently honored by U.S. Black Engineering Information Technology Magazine as one of the government agencies considered most supporti..."
"In keeping in line with the majority party's overall agenda of bypassing, overriding, and curtailing the Clean Air Act..."
"While the country literally burns around us, I can't believe that we are here today holding yet another hearing on two issues of far less importance..."
"I ask this committee to not to deal with these two bills but to deal with a different kind of drought, the drought of laws..."
"Mr. Chairman, with all due respect I have to join in here with Mr. Dingell."
"I would strongly suggest and recommend that you consider postponing your markup until we are able to get EPA and USDA here."
"I would like to have the opportunity to invite... to request that the EPA appear before the markup."
"I want them sitting right there at that table so that we can have a vigorous debate or discussion."
"I don't know why we can't delay the markup for 24 hours if necessary so that we can be responsible and have some real deliberative discussions with the administration, with the EPA, and Department of ..."
"Yes, and we can do it on Friday. I don't have any reason why that isn't OK, but we need to get the EPA and the Department of Agriculture at the witness table."
"I have been working on this issue of asthma for quite a while and it is a real acute concern of mine and it has been and always will be because it disproportionately impacts my community."
"I have to come down on the side of my constituents."