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Those that are commenting on rules were ill equipped to understand whether the conclusions were rightly concluded or not. so this is an effort, on our part, to ensure that as we do science at the agency, internal at the epa, use third parties, as far as findings, data, methodology and -- should all be a part of the package. >> is what you're trying to do is make more information available or less information available? >> more information available. >> you'll require that every one of the decisions or whatever they're based on, data, and the methodology, as well as conclusions are transparent ...

Is that correct? >> i don't ever recall a conversation. >> i'll take that as a yes. >> you shouldn't take it as a yes. >> -- you removed the head of the epa office that found you did not face direct death threats. has it always been your practice to fire people who disagree with you? >> the inspector general himself has noted that the threats -- >> you're not answering yes or no, so, again -- >> with the quantity and type of threats and on the record saying so. >> okay. look, six staffers is a pattern. i think you need to start taking responsibility, but you say you're going to take responsibi...

Example that despite what has been said to the achievements that you made that we just -- the epa awarded $1.9 million of research in drink water. people are ignoring the progress we're making. and they're trying to make this another attack on president trump. and unfortunately there is a lot of people that are going to go along with that. if we could, if i could get back to it, one thing that has disturbed me some with the -- as some of the events over the last number of years was we had a good friend in leslie lampton who passed away last week. a refinery located in mississippi, they have th...

Bypassing or the ppo process not being respected. >> i'm concerned that you have no idea of what is going on in your name at your agency, especially on an issue already under ig investigation. you spent this week claiming to champion transparency, but on tuesday, you blocked the press from attending an event where you announced a new proposal that will severely limit the agency's use of public health studies and policymaking. when internal e-mails came out about this new policy, they  revealed that it had been developed entirely by political staff, without a robust outside stake holder proces...

Administrator. this is offices making decisions on rules based on transparency -- >> i think this boils down to an issue of trust. we pit the public against the industry or you're picking favorites within the industry, and i think there is a hypocritical outcome to it all. with that, mr. chair, i yield back. >> i thank you my colleague for staying within time. the chair recognizes the chairman of the full committee, congressman waldman, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as i mentioned my opening statement, there are many reviews going on at the epa. inspector general's office, gove...