Jim Inhofe

The troops themselves, they want to win, and they don't like to even talk about a withdrawal date.

I hope it's not just empty words.

The reason it is important for me to ask the question is because in response to our questions, Madam Administrator, you stated during the proposed endangerment findings, quote, now these are your words, 'The Agency relied in large part on…

I would say that if we agree with Dr. Holdren that the science will work itself out, that we should suspend any further activity in the endangerment finding until the science is worked out.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And again, it is good to see you, Administrator Jackson.

In the interest of moving balanced, effective TSCA reform legislation, I urge you, Senator, to introduce a bill driven by risk-based analysis, rather than by precautionary principle.

Unfortunately, I see this bill as another part of a hostile agenda aimed squarely at rural America and removing States and local officials as decisionmakers.

Allowing the EPA to approve decisions about taxes, jobs, and local land use is simply unacceptable.

The Federal Government should not tell States how to proceed on development; furthermore, as a strong Federalist, I think it is dangerous to have Washington make decisions that should be up to local communities.

A top-down, heavy handed Federal approach will not lead to the kind of real world changes that are necessary to ensure the health of the Bay.

Taking care of a resource like the Chesapeake Bay requires the buy-in of all interested stakeholders, from businesses, to fishermen, to land users and developers upstream, be actively involved and engaged.

You can tell them there are several of us up here who want to help them.

Which China does not.

Do you think the way they are doing it now in the new plants, the new coal fired generating plants in China is something that is acceptable and that you would encourage in the United States?

India will not accept any emission reduction targets, period.

Well, thank you very much, Madam Chairman.

We need oil, gas, coal, nuclear and renewables.

I think that is right. When it came out last week and said that we were number one in terms of reserves, that wasn't even counting shale.

I have a bill, the Fueling America Act, and I have Democrats and Republicans on that, to accomplish what you want.

If we were to pass something here, do you want that to preempt the EPA's regulations?

One of the things that I find most offensive about the debate that has been going on.

Well, we keep hearing that this is a bill that is going to create jobs. You have made it very clear that you have had a reduction in jobs, and you have had problems in your industry.

On the nuclear and the addressing natural gas, it needs to be a lot stronger.

And I think that is very significant to bring out because there is somehow, and we noticed this yesterday and the day before in these hearings, this assumption that if you are exempt, you don't have any problems.

I would say that you have two train wrecks. And just because one is going to happen, why have the other?