Let me interrupt you at this point because we are down to--oh, Senator Merkley has arrived.

On April 20 of this year the BP Deepwater Horizon exploded and began this Nation's greatest manmade environmental disaster.

Clearly the damage that was done, and in Exxon Valdez I think the damages far exceeded $75 million to the natural resources.

For this reason I appreciate that EPA is in the process of addressing the issue of air pollution transport through its new Transport Rule.

This is clearly, I think it is required by the courts anyway.

I appreciate the time and attention that you and this Subcommittee spend on this important human health issue.

I certainly support what EPA is trying to do with these transport rules.

What more do we need to do in order to be able to achieve what science tells us we should achieve to protect the health of the people of our community?

Despite Maryland's successful efforts to reduce in-State emissions of ground level ozone and PM2.5 causing emissions, pollution from upwind States prevents Maryland from reaching attainment under the Clean Air Act.

We don't want to undermine the authority of EPA to act under the authority under the Clean Air Act itself.

I am committed to working to make sure that the Federal Government's efforts keep pace with and support the hard work Maryland is doing at the State level to protect Marylanders from unhealthy air.

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It is clear to me that you do have that authority under the Clean Air Act to take additional steps provided you follow the process that the Court has indicated needs to be followed.

Thank you, Senator Carper, for holding this hearing today to examine EPA's proposed Clean Air Interstate Rule.

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Thank you very much, Chairman Dodd and Ranking Member Shelby and the Members of the Committee.

I applaud her for her balanced leadership in our State of Maryland.

I think she is going to be a very important addition to the Federal Reserve Board.

I am particularly pleased, along with my colleague, Senator Sarbanes, to introduce to the Committee Sarah Bloom Raskin.