That is, while we believe that cost-benefit analysis is an important tool to inform agency decision making, the results of the cost-benefit analysis do not trump existing law. Fred Thompson
We have some real political differences among us, but we all share the same goals: clean air and water, injury free workplaces, safe transportation systems, to name a few of the good things that can come from regulation. Fred Thompson
We've made some mistakes in this country in times past - the Korean conflict proceeding that, some say proceeding the Persian Gulf War, where we were ambiguous as to what we would do. Fred Thompson
While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do not want to set up a review process that could create a litigation morass. Fred Thompson
You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example. Fred Thompson