John Shimkus actually said...

"I am proud of the subcommittee members. We work hard in the subcommittee in a bipartisan spirit."

"Three weeks ago, yesterday, marked 3 years from the date of enactment of the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Act."

"Yet, because the law assumed EPA would have the system working by now, the law's authorization has expired and its user fees are unavailable until the electronic manifest system is working."

"If we can see clearly to pass it without amendment on a strong bipartisan basis, we can make it into law."