Jim Bridenstine

I want to thank Chairman Smith for his continued leadership on this issue.

If we are limited and possibly prohibited from prescribed burns in Oklahoma, I have no doubt we would experience more wildfires.

The proposed rule is arguably the most expensive air regulation in U.S. history with a disproportionate negative impact on rural America.

The proposed changes to NAAQS for ozone are unwarranted at this time.

Oregon welcomes EPA's proposal to lower the ozone NAAQS based on advice provided by the Clean Air Act Science Advisory Committee.

Now more than ever the American people need a strong EPA to protect their right to clean air and water.

Supporters of the EPA's agenda will say opposition amounts to opposing clean air. This could not be farther from the truth.

This is a continuation of this administration's 'war on the poor,' to go along with the Clean Power Plan and other existing and proposed EPA regulations.

A February 2015 analysis by NERA Economic Consulting finds that GDP will be reduced by $1.7 trillion between 2017 and 2040.

According to Dr. Allen Lefohn, who testified at last month's hearing, it is his expert opinion that the EPA Administrator is relying solely on one 2009 study of 31 participants in order to scientifically justify the costliest regulation in…

Such a significant return on investment should prove the obvious, that when the environment is healthy, the economy is healthy.

It is concerning that the EPA is moving the goalposts and proposing to tighten the standards without first fully implementing the existing 2008 standard.

I am deeply concerned lowering the standards at this time will have a negative impact, particularly on rural America.

My constituents have been very concerned about coal.

So it hurts the poor the most?

Is it appropriate for individual employees to be the arbiter... or should... a third party be responsible for determining what is a Federal record?

So regardless of the medium that the person uses to communicate, the content is what determines whether or not is a federal record.

So it would appear that if it is important for the White House, it would also be important for the EPA, is that correct?

EPA's refusal to turn over records and documents is yet another example of the lack of accountability and transparency that has become a hallmark of this agency in its dealings with Congress.

If we, as representatives of the American people, people who are directly affected by EPA's activities, are not provided with the information necessary to verify that the agency's practices are fulfilling both the letter and the spirit of…

The EPA seems to believe it should be able to operate without oversight.

Time and time again, we have seen the Environmental Protection Agency use the regulatory process to increase the federal government's authority and bypass Congressional intent at the expense of states' rights.

If anything more research needs to be done. Based on this, it makes no sense that the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing one of the most costly regulations in U.S. history on a very limited set of studies.

The State of Oklahoma is working very hard to reduce ozone, and we are doing it even though we are already in attainment.

We want cleaner air, and we are working towards that without the bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., telling us how to do it.