The mission of the EPA is to protect public health and the environment, look at cost-effective technologies to do so, and ensure that this country can remain globally competitive.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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…