This legislation is purely about providing E.P.A. the clarity and certainty it will need down the road to ensure a timely and effective response.

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The committee is continuing to work on a bipartisan bill because that remains the preference, but the senator also recognizes the time limitations in this year's legislative calendar and the need to get legislation to the president. With that in mind, of course we're considering some other options.

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This is part of our ongoing work with the Army Corps, ... It's been reported that some of these cases may have prevented things like the modernization of levees. This is part of our normal work, to determine what has happened.

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Judge Preska says the issue is in the domain of Congress and the [White House] administration, and we certainly agree with that precedent.

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[The act] has been implemented now for 30 years, ... A lot has changed over that time. We have advances in science, better ways of managing things. There is definitely a need for modernizing it . . . in a way that would include land owner participation in any process.

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It is reprehensive for a politician to promote an agenda by taking a tragedy Americans feel so deeply about, particularly when there is no merit to his ideas, ... Policy decisions should be based on sound science, and the notion that Katrina's intensity is somehow attributable to global warming has been widely dismissed by scientific experts.

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Something has got to be done to improve the return on our investment.

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As Administrator Johnson indicated yesterday, there are a number of uncertainties remaining, and we, as well as the administration, do not want those uncertainties to delay actions that affect people's health.

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It seems that Dr. Hansen, once again, is using his government position to promote his own views and political agenda, which is a clear violation of governmental procedure in any administration. Public affairs offices exist to coordinate communications with the press, and it appears that NASA communicators are simply fulfilling their professional obligations.

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