Political Quotes

“risk assessment is a good concept if, and only if, risk assessment means good science. If risk assessment is only good politics, if risk assessment is only gumming up the regulatory process so that you cannot regulate and assure clean water, then it is a pretty worthless concept. We get a good dose of that in this bill, because it was not 30 minutes ago that the distinguished gentleman from California said, well, let us have it both ways. If they are going to come along and weaken the process, if they are going to come along and have waivers so that polluters can pollute a little here on the side and a little there and a little here, then let us apply risk assessment to that. Was that amendment accepted? Absolutely not, because this is a one way street for polluters. It is OK to pollute; do not get in the way of anyone trying to regulate the polluter. But if it is someone who wants to do something about regulating pollution, then let us erect as many barriers as possible.”