Political Quotes

“listening to our friends on the other side of the aisle reminds me of what one of my favorite Presidents of the United States said, Mr. Reagan. He said: You know, our friends on the other side of the aisle, they know so much that just isn't so. Mr. Chair, I am proud to support this much-needed effort to modernize our Nation's water permitting system. I thank Chairman Graves, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Collins, and many members of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure who have worked to develop this package. I also appreciate the inclusion of three bills that I authored: The Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, and the Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act. Each addresses well-documented breakdowns in our Nation's permitting process which delay critical projects, drive up costs, and do nothing to actually improve water quality. The Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act narrows the scope of the Clean Water Act section 401 certifications to actual water quality impacts and establishes timelines and procedural guardrails of State-level review to prevent misuse and delay.”