"I think that has great promise as my understanding is we are not producing those special metals, even though we know they exist in our country and we are importing at great cost."
"There is a proposal to cut $27 million from this side."
"At the same time, I think they are very achievable, and some of it is just kind of foot dragging or it seems the process becomes very, very slow."
"I am interested in more efficient considerations so that we can make decisions more quickly that are of national interest."
"I do not accept that you cannot relook at something."
"The EPA has repeatedly failed to comply with the existing 5-year schedule and, as the standards have gradually tightened, compliance has become costlier and more complicated."
"The bills before us today are meant to end the regulatory uncertainty and its impacts on the livelihood of Americans."
"This is a multibillion dollar issue, as there are severe constraints on economic development in areas designated as in 'nonattainment.'"
"In reference to the bills, in my opinion, it does not undermine the Clean Air Act; it does not throw out the 2008 or 2015 standards or otherwise erode those existing protections."
"Many of our veterans, we have some great hospitals in West Virginia in Huntington, Beckley, Clarksburg and Martinsburg."
"this would all of the stakeholders to coordinate--this has been going on for years, years, and it has been stonewalled, and we are back at it again. But it would cut construction costs for the State t..."