Political Quotes

“I was astonished by some of the comments of my good friend from Michigan, the minority whip, and indeed the gentleman from Missouri, the minority leader. They perhaps were not on the floor when we quoted directly from the National Governors Association and others, to have them say that this bill is written and supported by polluters and by special interests. Let me share again who some of those so-called polluters and special interests are. I guess the National Governors Association are polluters and special interests, because we have a letter from them saying, 'We urge approval of this bill.' I suppose the National Association of Counties, National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors are polluters and special interests, because we have this letter from them saying that when together we represent all of the Nation's elected officials and charges that H.R. 961 rolls back environmental protection and that it guts the Clean Water Act are totally unfounded. I suppose, according to their definition, the Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators are polluters and special interests, because we have a letter from them saying with its new comprehensive approaches to nonpoint source watershed and water management, H.R. 961 sets forth a framework that better protects this Nation's waterways.”