Political Quotes

“So we know that the EPA's jurisdiction is to make sure that we have clean water and clean air. That is sort of the basics of it. And now we are hearing from the majority, Mr. Chairman, that not only do they not believe the science and they think it is secret, they also don't believe the Congressional Budget Office. But for the fact that we cannot pick and choose which numbers we believe out of the Congressional Budget Office, the fact is that the Congressional Budget Office, not just this year but in the last term as well, said that this bill would cost American taxpayers $250 million if the Agency were implementing it according to the legislative language. So I don't think that the majority should be allowed to pick and choose its science or pick and choose its numbers. The Congressional Budget Office, in fact, has said that this bill would cost $250 million to implement, more than 25,000 times the amount that is authorized in the language, and I think it is unacceptable for us to just denigrate the EPA, say that it is engaged in secret science, and then tell them that we want you to implement a bill without providing the resources that it takes to do it. Mr. Chairman, I yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson), my colleague and the ranking Democrat on the committee. {time} 1330”