Political Quotes

“More money is not always the answer. The right policies, efficiency, is the answer. As I said earlier, for the first time in 50 years, under Trump's policies and Trump's spending, we have the cleanest air since 1970. I am not sure why the majority is concerned about cutting funding for the EPA when they have included $13 billion in additional emergency funding in this bill for the EPA alone. My amendment is not about preventing the EPA from doing its job. It is about ensuring that the EPA does the job we gave it to do and nothing else. Now is not the time to return to the spending habits and overregulation of the Obama-Biden era. If this funding amount is good enough for the President, it is good enough for me. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I am glad the gentleman brought up the $15 billion in the EPA's emergency spending budget. It is for wastewater treatment. That is for clean drinking water. That is for infrastructure. That is for jobs. That is so the next generation inherits clean water and a sewage waste disposal system that they don't find crumbling all around them because of neglect and because we have not lived up to our obligation to take care of those infrastructure investments. For 50 years, the EPA has been responsible for protecting health and the environment, and they have been doing a job in cleaning up the environment, as I mentioned with the restoration programs.…”