"Well, then maybe Congress needs to look at the Administrative Procedure Act and put in exceptions for health and safety that can be taken by Administrators of the various agencies."
"It feels like we are showing up to a knife fight with Nerf weapons. It is a challenge to be an equal match with Boeing in the meetings/conversations."
"Those two crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes in 2018 and 2019, which claimed the lives of 346 sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, were not only senseless tragedies but also..."
"The Coast Guard is a vital service with increasing demands that test the Service's ability to execute each of its missions."
"I cannot imagine how this agency is supposed to execute these responsibilities with a $13 billion budget."
"Without proper resources, the Coast Guard can only do so much."
"Water quality and the protection of our surface water resources is not a partisan issue."
"This is our first hearing in about 10 years on emerging and persistent threats to our water and how these threats affect human health and the health of our communities and our environment."
"There should be zero discharge of plastic pellets."
"We have to ensure that toxic chemicals are no longer included in the manufacturing of plastic products that we use every day."
"The Trump EPA needlessly weakened Clean Water Act protections over rivers, streams, and wetlands that provide drinking water to over 117 million Americans."