Those are nice words, but that is not what we are hearing from the producers in Pennsylvania.

It is the responsibility of the Congress, not the administration, to define the scope of jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

Regulation of the Nation's waters must be done in a manner that is responsible and protects the environment without unnecessary and costly expansion of the Federal Government.

As Americans, we should all feel safe to drink the water that comes out of our faucets.

So that is troubling to me that in our society, when we have the people that are supposed to protect us and the experts, nobody is willing to say it because they are afraid of a lawsuit.

And I don't know exactly why, but I suspect the main reason why is everybody is afraid they are going to get sued if something happens weeks from now and something enters the water and somebody is going to bring a lawsuit against somebody.

I think, because of the situation, in talking to Mr. Rahall and Mrs. Capito, to allow the public...

Transportation is important, I think we all know that, and sometimes we forget the importance of it in our daily lives.

It allows American business to be competitive in the global marketplace and for our economy to prosper and grow and create jobs.

There is a long history of a strong Federal role in transportation.

I care very much about rural America. I am from rural America.