I mean, I just--I can't stress enough, Mr. Chairman, it is important that we have an environmental program Nationally and at the State level that every citizen has confidence in that's going to give us the best air quality and the best…

I'm a strong proponent of strong environmental protection. I was a co-sponsor and voted for the Clean Air Act in the early 1990s.

Food security is a part of national security.

the Federal Government has no authority to impose on us.

does Washington have the power to seize these States' permitting authority?

So, there's not any of you that's here to say 'Let's just do what's good for Texas and don't worry about the laws of the United States?'

There is not one letter on the record where TCEQ has had a flexible permit rejected.

I have yet to find one that substantiates what you said in your testimony, that the Texas Flexible Permitting program is not transparent, it's not enforceable, it doesn't comply with the Clean Air Act.

Because of the lawsuit that the State of Texas has against your agency, you filed an affidavit in Federal court on October the 28th of 2010...

Madam Administrator, am I correct in that the disagreement between Texas and EPA on greenhouse gases is a separate issue than the disagreement between Texas and EPA on their flexible permitting program under the other terms of the Clean…

It's amazing to me that the lady from Connecticut can fly 1400 miles and our Region VI Administrator can come to Houston but can't come and actually appear before an official committee of the United States Congress.