Mr. Chairman, if I may.

You want to persecute the agency that is asking for help, and then claim that you are persecuted because they are not moving more quickly.

I think that you have to give President Obama some credit for degree of credibility, and having the worst environmental disaster of all time.

Let's talk about some of the real lasting impacts from the spill itself.

You can't have it both ways. You can't kill the program that the Administration wants in order to expedite the handling of it, and then complain that it is not being handled fast enough.

The Republican majority is holding a hearing on the one year anniversary of the end of a temporary pause for a couple dozen of the riskiest deepwater drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

They are not talking about how the oil spill could cost the Gulf region $22 billion over three years and lost tourism, according to one study.

We should ensure that there is proper monitoring of the Gulf ecosystem so that we are ready to adapt to possible impacts of the spill on fish and other species.

So that $35 million, I hope, is going to be restored. But I think the chances of that are zero.

Again, the EPA has estimated that delaying the boiler air pollution rules could cause upwards of 6,600 deaths per year. That's the estimate, but that might be lowballing the number. We all know that parents out there are very concerned…

Today the Republicans continue their war on the environment. This time we have episode 58 of the Clean Air Act Repealathon. That's right, ladies and gentlemen who are listening. This is the 58th time the Republicans have voted to weaken…