"I hope we can give this the bipartisan attention it deserves."
"That leg could delay then the cleanup of contaminated sites, could it not?"
"I believe for the record what we would like is a full discussion of the Superfund before the markup of the bills."
"Public health and a clean environment are inextricably linked."
"If we do not make these investments, we risk damaging the resources that we require to support a healthy, modern society."
"Thoughtless policies like sequestration that blindly cut programs with no regard to their benefit or impact on the public, the environment or the economy will not put our fiscal house in order and can..."
"I am concerned that with budget cuts and the sequester that we are falling even farther behind in maintaining these vital systems."
"I think this is something that could be addressed by delegating rulemaking authority to the EPA to establish criteria that would meet a standard of protection."
"I believe it is absolutely critical that as we assist those in the industries involved with the guidelines, with the certainty, and with the policy initiated here that we can get things done to work i..."
"This project is not about jobs; it is about committing us to an oil-based economy for another 50 years or more."
"If this were really about jobs, we would not have gone forward with sequester."