John Shimkus actually said...

"Would your organizations support Federal legislation that would likely result in EPA being forced to regulate numerous contaminants that are present in low concentrations, irrespective of whether such..."

"Congress declared that quantity was not the true measure of whether EPA was doing its job, but, rather, the quality of the work it was doing."

"So, to keep cost out of this debate is ridiculous, because it does cost money to meet these standards, and when you try to cheap out, you hurt the very people that you are supposed to locally protect."

"I think it would be helpful if we would focus on the ones that we know are bad, the PFOA and PFOS."