John Chafee: “In a couple of months, thankfully, Americans will go to the polls to elect a new President and new Members of Congress.”

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…

Would there be an increased risk to public health, if the Administrator uses this authority to select a less stringent maximum contaminant level?

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?

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