"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."
"I don't see in the record where TCEQ or a particular company has knowingly and willfully violated the Clean Air Act on the regulated pollutants."
"Now, you said in your testimony and you said in response to a question that Texas is not requiring monitoring of their flexible permitting program?"
"I don't see any irreconcilable issues here."
"Well, we just have a disconnect here because I'm, personally, familiar with several of the plants, again, in my congressional district that have continuous monitoring for SO2 and NOx and ozone."
"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."
"These regulations, members, are proven in their cost but they are questionable in their benefit."
"President Obama has vowed to double exports in 5 years, but that is simply not going to happen if we continue to allow free trade agreements to be held hostage by organized labor and to languish in li..."
"I concur with your statement."
"Does the President support new nuclear power plant construction in the United States?"
"So that is a yes?"