"I just want to assure people that there is no discussion even in the last bill of alleviating or taking the citizen's right to sue out of RCRA, so you could rest comfortably in that."
"I am a paid prioritization guy. So that is where I come from in this debate."
"I just wanted to just in the big point just give some credit about how even Chairman Walden is bringing some of us kicking and screaming along with him on this policy."
"Businesses always talks about certainty."
"In fact, Senator Lieberman, I was here in 1997 when we attempted to balance the budget, and the SGR arrived."
"I think we can move forward and set some certainty."
"We have to have an impartial, you know, observer based upon health and safety effects to the consuming public."
"Some folks may be tempted to think there are easy solutions to this problem, but I caution jumping to simple or sweeping conclusions."
"I caution jumping to simple or sweeping conclusions. There is no single smoking gun that leads to algae based toxins in drinking water."
"I believe to fully protect our citizens' public drinking water from cyanotoxins, it is imperative that Federal, State, and local governments work together."
"I thank Representative Latta for his efforts on this issue, for bringing it to the subcommittee's attention."