Michael Regan: “It would set it back significantly... there are a lot of communities in this country in 2023 that just don't have access…”

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

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.

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.