I would really like to see the legal opinion on the EPA's authority to regulate emissions from airplanes.

The court is left wondering whether the EPA has learned from its mistakes or if it will merely continue to address FOIA requests in the clumsy manner that has become its custom.

Do you think that is a legitimate exercise of our authority in the Congress, in this committee, to say, you know, these candidates might be qualified, they are certainly motivated to serve their Country, but until we actually get answers…

I think that is our constitutional duty and it is in the oath you just took.

The President has a right to nominate people who support his agenda, but the Senate has a right and responsibility to review his nominees to make sure they are qualified and responsible professionals.

What else is there for us to carry out the oversight provisions?

A lot of us believe that is what is going on in the Waters of the United States rule, which is why we are taking appropriate action.

If you talk to any of the farmers or ranchers in Oklahoma and you will find they look to us, not the unelected bureaucrats, for the interpretations.

Thank you, Senator Markey.

With Congress suggesting that we could allow a Federal bureaucracy or an administrator to make a determination as to our intent and then to overturn a law passed by this Congress goes to the very heart of what is wrong with Washington, DC…

I believe that would render S. 1140 ineffective, in my opinion.

I urge an aye vote. I want to have a roll call on this.