Bob Goodlatte actually said...

"Because you have threatened them if they don't undertake it with actions that most of us here on this panel who are in the United States Congress and involved in writing laws don't think the laws of t..."

"But the bottom line is if the states don't dance to the tune, the nonscientific tune that is being set, there are backstops that will be imposed, penalties imposed from the Federal Government."

"Are you serious? I mean for 25 years farmers, localities, and others across the Chesapeake Bay region have substantially reduced the amount of nitrogen, phosphorous, and sediment going into the stream..."

"But how can you make effective decisions about what should go into a TMDL and how can you expect the states to comply when you haven't even given them the evidence of what needs to be done and how it ..."