Michael Regan: “The President started off on the strongest note, with the Worker Organizing and Empowerment Task Force.”

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

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.

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.

We want to support our specialty crop producers, and we are looking at all kinds of ways to provide the flexibilities and the labeling that we need to keep our specialty crop farmers, our small farmers in a most competitive posture.