John Chafee: “OK. Can the administration lift the embargo without any resolution of Congress anytime it wants?”

One final question on cost considerations. In considering the cost savings that may be realized from selecting less stringent standards, what size systems is the Administrator to consider?

In other words, if the fines cannot be levied, there is really no real requirement that the community obey? I think that follows; otherwise, what is the incentive for them to obey? If they do not obey there is no penalty?

Those are not Democratic ideas. Those were proposed by Republican leadership actually in the Congress at the time.

I think we have a lot of requirements in the United States Government. We are spending more than we take in; that when we have a chance to hold the line, we ought to hold the line. And people can label lovely things with terms like…