Rounds Chairs First Subcommittee Hearing on Management of EPA, Fish and Wildlife, Chemical Safety Agencies

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, today chaired his first hearing entitled “Oversight of the Management of the Federal Environmental Protection, Chemical Safety, and Fish and Wildlife Agencies.”  

“Today’s hearing laid the groundwork for what we want to accomplish in this subcommittee, which is to identify and eliminate waste, fraud and abuse within the EPA, the Army Corps and other agencies within our jurisdiction,” said Rounds. “I thank Chairman Inhofe, Ranking Member Markey, Senator Crapo and the Inspectors General for joining me in this important hearing. The Inspectors General play a crucial role in keeping federal agencies in check, and I look forward to working with them to make certain the agencies are working transparently to achieve their goals without overstepping their regulatory boundaries.”

Video of the full hearing is available HERE.

The purpose of the hearing was to conduct oversight related to the management and performance of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Witnesses included Arthur Elkins, Inspector General, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Safety Board, and Mary Kendall, Deputy Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Text of Rounds’ opening statement is available HERE.