On the recordJune 7, 2016
I just want to once again compliment Senator Inhofe and Senator Vitter. It didn't have to wind up this way. It wound up this way because you reached across the aisle, because you ensured that all sides were given a fair hearing, and that at the end of the day there would be this result. I have been doing this for 40 years. I have been on the Environment Committee for 40 years. This is not easy. From my perspective, it is historic and it is unprecedented in terms of ultimately how easy the Senator made this process. I was there at the table of Superfund, Clean Air Act, all the way down the line. You--you, my friend, have distinguished yourself, and along with Senator Vitter you have made it possible for all of us to hold hands here as this historic bill tonight will pass on the Senate floor. I just wanted to compliment the Senator.
