My friends on the other side of the aisle would make it appear that we are abandoning all environmental protections, and I would say that under this bill, there are still five opportunities for public comment. The NEPA process is not changed in any way. At this time I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Olson), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
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I want clean air. I want clean water. But I don't want an organized attack on the energy-producing sector of America because of, to use Mr. McNerney's term, a political decision to go after hydrocarbons.
So many critics say that that flexibility argument--we're giving maximum flexibility to the State--is really a red herring.
Well, some States would disagree with that. I've talked to many of them, and they view--even though you went through a process, that you set the standard.
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