"Administrator Wheeler has called unsafe drinking water the greatest environmental threat, but the budget fails to reflect that sentiment."
"I hope this morning that Administrator Wheeler, you will renew your commitment to deliver thorough and timely responses to our requests."
"The House will certainly reject this budget, which would undermine the agency's ability to fulfill its basic mission of protecting Americans' health and our environment."
"I don't believe we can even dictate to the Academy who is on the review."
"I urge you to release the reports I have raised, along with others which I intend to submit for the record."
"I would think that the administration would want to be on the correct side of this issue in terms of maintaining a critical momentum with respect to the restoration that has happened"
"EPA's internal analysis corrected many flaws in the modeling underlying the proposed rule. And after doing so, EPA career staff concluded that instead of saving lives, the proposed rule would actually..."
"Investing in infrastructure and creating local jobs and transitioning to a clean energy economy are goals that leaders on both sides of the aisle at all levels of government should be able to support."
"Today we ask what can Congress learn from our State and local experiences and how can our Federal Government be a better partner in these efforts?"
"We are at a crossroads in the climate crisis. We are going to meet this crisis head on."
"We will need every idea and every proposal we can muster."
"It is falling upon them to harden their infrastructure and deal with increasingly frequent and severe wildfires, flooding, droughts, and air quality issues."