Joni Ernst Quotes

To forget that the EPA was borne out of public demand is to invite a real backlash.

The EPA has performed a very important role for us all.

As Attorney General of Alabama, I have never hesitated to stand up to the EPA before when it was wrong.

Let's shut down the EPA.

Regulations about environments are going to get tougher and tougher.

In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmental protection standards, if we have benefits in taxes, royalties, jobs, we should do what all the modern countries in Europe and beyond are doing to take advantage of their natural resources.

I don't need a strong EPA. I don't need to fund a lot of money there.

I resent the idea that somebody in Washington will protect our environment better than we can.

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

Without question, I'm not a fan of the EPA. The EPA has overstepped their boundaries each and every day. They get into areas they shouldn't be involved in... the states have the right to regulate themselves if they have the ability to do so - and we do because we have the Department of Environmental Quality.

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

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.

The E.P.A. is too important to treat like a reality TV show. People's lives and our country's resources are at stake.

Critics play a dangerous game when they denounce the science and law EPA has used to defend clean air for more than 40 years. The American people know better.

And I would begin with the EPA, because there is no other agency like the EPA. It should really be renamed the 'job-killing organization of America.'

By adopting the control strategy, the nation's environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth.

World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of continuous plenty and of permanent peace.

I think that most manufacturing and mining should be under the purview of state authorities.

To deal with local pollution, China has put on the agenda the capping of coal, which has long been a sensitive issue.

I will use my position as chairman emeritus on the Energy and Commerce Committee to try to bring some common sense to EPA regulations.

What we aim to do, through public pressure, is help the environment protection bureau to enforce the law.

Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill.

These are the same people who believe, in some cases, the federal government should not play any role in providing health care to our people or protecting the environment.

The methods that EPA introduced after 1970 to reduce air-pollutant emissions worked for a while, but over time have become progressively less effective.

The government should set a goal for a clean environment but not mandate how that goal should be implemented.