Tom Udall

It's estimated about 500,000 children work in agriculture.

Do you know how many children under the age of 18 work in agriculture in the U.S.?

Can you commit to us again today that you will heed this subcommittee's direction on all reorganizations, closures, and staffing changes?

I appreciate you and others bringing that to my attention.

You're pushing for a ban, correct? Just like the past administration.

That's what I want to know. That's what the families want to know.

Will you commit to providing this subcommittee and others in Congress all documents related to your trip, Mr. Smotkin?

The idea is that there's been scientific analysis and thorough analysis on a list, and so then special friends get to get on a list that has been created by the Agency. It looks a little bit fishy to me.

Yes. And since you disagree with the White House, should the IG investigate whether EPA employees are wasting their time shopping negative stories about other officials?

Well, multiple reports indicate that the White House believes this happened.

Earlier this month, multiple news reports indicated that your press team was shopping negative stories about Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to take attention away from your scandals.

And you haven't asked them to put a political review in it in addition to the nine exceptions.

There are only nine exceptions to FOIA, and none of them are for political purposes.

Yes. And you've spoken a lot about the rule of law. I know you're familiar with a very important law called the FOIA.

Well, I'm asking for any emails that relate to this, but, yeah, emails from the Agency, that's included.

Then that's a gift. That's in violation of Federal law.

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits directing a subordinate to do personal work for you.

Well, Mr. Hart was a lobbyist, and you rented a room from him, and you had issues pending before your Agency at the time that Hart's firm were working on, which is, to me, that is the exact swamp that President Trump was trying to get rid…

Now, do you think--do you think that's acceptable to have this individual, Mr. Hart, who's a lobbyist, and then you rent a room from him at a pretty good deal, yes or no? It's a simple question.

Now, why then have you still not answered my April 4 letter and my May 9 follow-up letter requesting information related to your condo rental here in DC?

Now, when we sat in this room together in June of last year, I asked you to confirm that you would respond to all questions, including written correspondence, from both majority and minority Members of this subcommittee as quickly as…

You personally requested that the sirens and the flashing lights occur, is that right?

Did your security detail use sirens while you were in the car for nonemergencies? Yes or no.

There is additional information needed because the GAO found you violated the law.

Will you commit today to do that?