Michael Regan

None of the groups that were presented there have received one dime from EPA.

We are saving lives, and we are putting pragmatic, practical regulations in place so that we can provide many of our industries regulatory certainty.

We would have significant impacts to our water quality. Emerging contaminants like PFAS would run amok.

I think what we want to do is to ensure that we are meeting the letter of the law with as much flexibility as possible.

Americans are already starting to see higher prices and fewer choices because of regulation, and we can expect it will only get worse as these rules really kick into high gear.

It is vitally important that every single person in this country has access to clean drinking water--clean, affordable drinking water.

I have met with so many mothers whose children are lead-poisoned, and we are seeing lead-poisoned children all over this country.

It is vital for public health and for our economy. Our Nation's water infrastructure is crumbling, which will have an impact on our global competitiveness.

If we do not follow the science and have qualified people in these positions, Americans will die.

First of all, I think implementing strongly these new safety plans is going to be a key part of that. There is no worse recruiting tool than the media reports we see of busdrivers getting beat up or spit on or ultimately--or even…

Communities will be left behind if the government shuts down, but those communities that are already disproportionately impacted will be further left behind.

Congressman Bill Johnson did an excellent job representing that constituency and bringing people to the table that my staff met with.

Congress has done an excellent job in the Inflation Reduction Act, awarding $3 billion for environmental justice projects.

We can't have meetings like the one you just said we're going to have. We can't have our regional experts go down Bithlo and talk through how to solve these solutions.

Cuts in this area are at a significant cost to the people that rely on the Great Lakes for recreation and for sustenance.

The $50 billion that we received from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to focus on our failing water infrastructure was a huge shot in the arm

I'm gravely concerned as well. You know, I think the EPA has a mission to protect public health and the environment.

What I'm hoping is that Congress will see that EPA has used these resources strategically and wisely

Justice40 is the floor for us.

We run the risk of not seeing those celebrations if we have a shutdown. Simply put, the work just can't get done.

I think the idea that we should have Congress sort of establishing a bare minimum of what should be expected for this vital workforce...

Because Congress cut the budget. Because you guys cut the budget.

I'm the Administrator. I'm accountable.

Yes, I would argue that the--we have enforcement discretion, and so we've sent that guidance out.