James Inhofe actually said...

"clean, safe, affordable drinking water is essential, and should be a national priority."

"I believe the Federal Government must act quickly to develop needed safeguards to reduce the threats in our Nation's drinking water."

"As we look at the next 2 years, obviously there are many contentious issues ahead, many issues where we have fundamental disagreements."

"This committee has had success in dealing with drinking water issues in the past."