And regrettable task to honor someone who secured all three parts of that senatorial crown. The senior senator from tennessee. The chairman of the committee on Health Education of labor intentions. Alexander. And i 31 set foot here is a talented young staffer. He did. In decades later he appeared before us is a super successful former governor and University President the nomination. For the past 18 years, we got new serve on one of the most popular senators modern american history. Ive known him for more than 50 years. We 31 met in 1969 when i was working for senator, cook. He worked down in the executive branch. We made the suggestion of his previous boss and mentor. He just off to serious young guys and even some livelier social lives. Now this may shock you. Im afraid that we did not exactly go crazy and paint the town red. As young men. But i will take a five decade friendship any day. Both of us headed back home to continue our prayers. Right future would likely lay in store for
Burnable task to honor someone who secured all 3 parts of that triple crown. The senior senator from tennessee, chairman of the committee on health education, labor and pensions, Lamar Alexander. When i first set foot here is a talented young senator decades later, he appeared before us as a super successful former governor and University President with a nomination to the cabinet and for the past 18 years, we served along one of the most impactful senators in modern american history. I have known Lamar Alexander for more than 50 years. We first met in 1969 when i was working for freshman senator named marlon cook and he worked in the executive branch. We met at the suggestion of his previous boss and mentor senator howard baker. Either he suspected our paths might cross a result two serious young guys with lively social lives. This may shock you, mister president but im afraid young Lamar Alexander and young Mitch Mcconnell did not go crazy and paint the town red. I will take a 5 deca
Remarks and then i will ask questions. You can submit questions as well. But first your opening remarks. Welcome. Thank you for the introduction but i want to welcome aei for inviting me to be here today earlier this month i have reflections on the last 50 years of the epa and laid out our plan for its future at the Nixon Library. Today i would like to explain based on what we have accomplished over the past four years how we will get to this future. It is incontrovertible today the environment is in better shape under President Trump and we found it. Since 2017 air pollution in this country has fallen 7 percent. Last year superfund sites the most in a single year since 2001 and b will list another 27 this year the epa is trying to finance more than 40 billion of clean Water Infrastructure supporting 7100 projects and 27000 jobs during President Trumps first term and they have recovered more criminal and civil appointees them the Obama Biden Administration did and their first term. The
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