Elijah Cummings actually said...

"But we must be very, very careful, because regulations were, after all, put forth to make sure that the American people's health, safety, and welfare are protected."

"I continue to hope that we will conduct responsible evaluations of regulations consistent with the President's recent Executive order."

"At a time when creating jobs is our top priority here in Congress, I believe we must consider that regulation has the potential to actually create jobs, as Mr. Kucinich just said."

"I am very pleased to hear that the Department of Energy agrees that the cargo preference requirement should apply to loan guarantee cargoes."