Timothy H. Bishop: “Chief among these is the issue of jobs and how we can harness the power of this committee to help create hard working…”

The second trend highlighted at this morning's hearing focuses back on the Congress and how the Federal Government has stopped making significant Federal investments in improving our Nation's water quality.

My fondest hope as I leave the Congress is that the way in which this committee has conducted its business will come to characterize the way the Congress as a whole conducts its business.

So I guess my fundamental question, Mr. Poltak, is if the EPA is willing to do it for the communities that I have cited, and I am sure there are others, why is it that there is not the capacity to do it for other communities?

However, I am troubled by the tone taken by this Congress in carrying out its oversight activities of the current administration.