If Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin has a choice of working with the Environmental Protection Agency or Oklahoma’s Department of Environmental Quality, it’s an easy decision. DEQ every time.
It’s what he said publicly during a congressional hearing on Tuesday. Rep. Mullin (OK-02) is a member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and took part in an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing that delved into drinking water standards.
The Republican Representative used the hearing to highlight the work of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to implement the Safe Drinking Water Act in rural areas of the state.
Shellie Chard, Director of the Water Quality Division at DEQ, testified at the hearing on behalf of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA).
Full video of Mullin’s remarks can be found here.
“I have worked with DEQ for almost 25 years. We have worked together on many water treatment plants and we have worked together on many infrastructure needs,” Mullin said.
“From a professional perspective, I would rather work with DEQ any day of the week than work with the EPA at all,” Mullin continued.
Source: Rep. Mullin press release