"It is an information-sharing process that the community and the companies that are there, the chemical companies that are there, have to share information."
"Well, we have been behind chemical security regulations and focused on DHS, getting them as the authorized agency so we get some clarity around the whole security process."
"Well, I--one thing we wanted, we would like to get is, get authorization, a multi-year authorization, for DHS."
"There really is no difference except in size."
"For us to have a strategic retreat would still cost the taxpayers another billion dollars."
"the taxpayers are on the hook to the State of South Carolina for at least a million dollars a day, up to $100 million for the delay of the completion of this project."
"I would love for you to come down to South Carolina and take a look off the coast so you can have an appreciation for the reality that we, at least at home, believe that we need more sound science to ..."
"It seems like the Federal reach would go beyond where it has been."
"The President's Executive Order implementing a new national ocean policy gives NOAA responsibility for over 130 items without any specificity."
"I would love to have your comment on how to go about building a policy that creates clarity."
"We hope to have the opportunity, if you are confirmed, to work with you on what we would define as a Federal overreach."
"We, on our side, are believing that this matter is a catastrophic failure and becoming more so every day."