"Your real job there was not to inspect the safety of the tank. It was to respond to complaints, odor complaints and such."
"Had you had inspectors on the site at all previously?"
"I thought that was poor taste, but I am glad that you apologized for that as well."
"Oh, the specific tank was not----"
"I see."
"So that is not an unexpected result, with the hot water you would smell it more prominently?"
"So I guess the frustration I am feeling is that we can't come to that specific term where everybody could have that assurance."
"Our community is angry, anxious, and we need answers to how the spill occurred, the health effects, and how we can help prevent it from happening again."
"Young families have babies. They have formula they are making with the water. Why just pregnant women?"
"The chemical spill occurred just a few miles from where we sit, and it had a devastating effect on 300,000 people in a 9-county region."
"I have chosen not to endorse legislative proposals yet, until after this hearing and hearing first directly from those at this hearing to ensure that our efforts in Congress are as thorough as possibl..."