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" America's infrastructure was once the envy of the world. "

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" Safety and health of water is clearly a compelling government interest. "

" Think about how tangible it would be to the citizens of Washington State to finally have the Hanford nuclear site cleaned up. Think about how tangible it would be to the citizens along the Hudson River to fix that pollution. These are some of the most direct things we can do to benefit our environment. "

" When you declare a 'war on coal' from a regulatory perspective, the question has to be asked: where's that in the statute? Where did Congress empower the EPA to declare a war on coal? "

" The climate is changing. That's not the debate. The debate is how do we know what the ideal surface temperature is in 2100? "

" I spent a couple years just earnestly praying, asking the question that I don't think we ask enough: 'God what do you want to do with me?' Really getting into our prayer closet, seeking His heart, asking what He wants to do in our lives. "

" I'm going to have a very thoughtful and meaningful enforcement response to Superfund to make sure that we are achieving good outcomes for citizens across the country with respect to that entire portfolio of 1,336 or so sites. "

" Since my election as Oklahoma attorney general in 2010, I have been a proud member of a group of federalism-minded state attorneys general who have methodically, indeed relentlessly, worked to restore the proper balance of power between the federal government and the states. "

" The whole purpose of CAFE standards is to make cars more efficient that people are actually buying. "

" There are air-quality issues that cross state lines. There are water-quality issues, obviously, that cross state lines. "

" The federal government should not be able to hide behind sovereign immunity when the facts don't meet the protections. "

" As we do our work in D.C., we should do our work in collaboration and in partnership, in cohesion with states so that we can work on environmental issues from Superfund to air quality to water quality across the full spectrum in things that we do in partnership with those folks. "

" It's unwise in business to have one client or two clients. It's unwise in electricity to have one source or two sources. "

" Lead poisoning is an insidious menace that robs our citizens of their fullest potential. "

" Congress passes statutes, and those statutes are very clear on the job EPA has to do. "

" There is a reason to have an agency called the EPA, and it has served an historical purpose I believe is vital to this country. "

" What is true environmentalism? I think it's environmental stewardship - not prohibition. "

" It is hubris that has gotten us into trouble in Washington. It is humility, principled leadership, and unwavering faith in the power of the states, the people, and our Constitution that will get us out. "

" I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do, and there's tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact. "

" We should not have to choose between supporting jobs and supporting the environment. "

" The last thing we need in Washington is more federal hubris. "

" When I took office in 2011, I made a commitment that the Office of Attorney General would find ways to do more while spending fewer taxpayer dollars. "

" Like the invention of the printing press before it, the Internet has been the greatest instrumentality of free speech and the exchange of ideas in the history of mankind. "

" EPA can and should now focus on getting real results in the fight for clean air, land, and water. "

" Threats I have faced are unprecedented. "

" Agencies exist to administer the law. "

" My job is to enforce the laws as passed by whom? Congress. They give me my authority. That's the jurisdictional responsibilities that I have, and when litigation is used to regulate... that's abusive. That's wrong. "

" Conservatives deserve a consistent and thoughtful vision for the role of federal government in relationship to states. "

" Truly and clearly, the climate changes. "

" There is a reason and a need to have an Environmental Protection Agency. "

" This notion that we cannot be about jobs and stewardship of the environment is just simply not right. We've always done that well as a country. We haven't had to choose. "