George Voinovich: “What I would like to know is: What information did they have? Who made the decision?”

I would like to say, again, thank you very, very much for the good work that you have done.

DERA is one of the most cost-effective clean air Federal programs and it does indeed provide an economic and health benefit of some $13 for every dollar of moneys that are spent.

My champion on this project is a friend of many in this chamber, George Voinovich.

We still believe that identifying long-term funding for all of the reform efforts would help, especially as the money becomes tighter and congressional decisionmakers such as yourself have to prioritize.