Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"Right now, there are more than 140 chemicals in our drinking water that EPA does not regulate, according to a recent study."

"The one thing that we all know is the importance of clean, safe water to our society, essential for our health and the health and well-being of our children."

"I think, as the Chairman said, that action in these situations is a requirement, and when we see something that is growing in popularity as a process, I think it suggests that we ought to get after it..."

"Frankly, it comes from the New York Times. They may not be the perfect monitor. But do you think there is a lot more progress than that?"