Mckinleys turn to be recognized. I want to recognize the gentleman from West Virginia for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you, administrator, for coming, participating in this. Over the years we had asked your predecessor no mike is up. Just come here. Now it is back. We had asked your predecessors to come particularly as relates to section 321a, to see the impact some of the regulations were having on in the coal fields and they declined to do that. But i am particularly appreciative of the fact that a week ago or two weeks ago the epa, you sent other folks to West Virginia to get the impact of what these regulations are having. Because it is pretty clear in the statute that we have to abide by the economic impact. We have to take that into consideration when rules and regs are promulgated. They didnt do that. I know you and i have had that conversation, that you want to follow the law very clearly, and i know a federal judge has already ruled that the epa in the past con
Predecessor no mike is up. Just come here. Now it is back. We had asked your predecessors to come particularly as relates to section 321a, to see the impact some of the regulations were having on in the coal fields and they declined to do that. But i am particularly appreciative of the fact that a week ago or two weeks ago the epa, you sent other folks to West Virginia to get the impact of what these regulations are having. Because it is pretty clear in the statute that we have to abide by the economic impact. We have to take that into consideration when rules and regs are promulgated. They didnt do that. I know you and i have had that conversation, that you want to follow the law very clearly, and i know a federal judge has already ruled that the epa in the past considered them discretionary and not mandatory. I think your position, i have heard from you, is you think they are mandatory and you intend to abide by them. Am i correct on that . Yes, congressman, and we did, in fact, as y
In. The house in session today taking up a number of bills this week to coincide with combating trafficking and Child Protection week, you can follow the house on cspan. We are covering coverage of the briefing by the budget director, mick mulvaney, president unveiling the fiscal year 2018 Budget Proposal. We have posted that budget on our website at the top of cspan. Org. You can see the budget directors briefing and all the other related briefings online as well as cspan. Org. Pro tempe senator from utah. Mr. Hatch mr. President , i rise today to discuss International Data privacy. This is a critically important issue that has become all the more important over the years, as weve become more sophisticated. But its been pressing in recent months as a result of the Court Decisions impacting Law Enforcements ability to access Electronic Communications overseas. I dont think it will surprise anyone, mr. President , to hear me say our privacy laws have not kept pace with technological dev
[inaudible conversation] we will resume the confirmation hearing for scott pruitt epa administrator. Let me start by saying, sometimes you get a chance to sit down over lunch and you say ive been answering question for two and half hours, you know, i wish i had said Something Differently about something or other. Anything you would like to clarify. Just one point of clarification in response to senator whitehouse questions about invar mental steps weve taken with respect to the leaky underground storage and double dipping in our state. I have initiated three cases with respect to valero, bp and conoco. Exxon in a number of other cases are still in settlement discussions. They have not materialized in litigation just yet. Thank you for that clarification. Anyway, a couple quick questions. In in the city of cheyenne wyoming, it was discovered that ethylene chemical thats used by the military to degrees the engines of rocket motors was seeping into the cities Drinking Water supply. The ar
[inaudible conversation] we will resume the confirmation hearing for scott pruitt epa administrator. Let me start by saying, sometimes you get a chance to sit down over lunch and you say ive been answering question for two and half hours, you know, i wish i had said Something Differently about something or other. Anything you would like to clarify. Just one point of clarification in response to senator whitehouse questions about invar mental steps weve taken with respect to the leaky underground storage and double dipping in our state. I have initiated three cases with respect to valero, bp and conoco. Exxon in a number of other cases are still in settlement discussions. They have not materialized in litigation just yet. Thank you for that clarification. Anyway, a couple quick questions. In in the city of cheyenne wyoming, it was discovered that ethylene chemical thats used by the military to degrees the engines of rocket motors was seeping into the cities Drinking Water supply. The ar