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And losers among the industry types. do you think it would be hypocritical to exempt industry data containing business information from disclosure but not personal health information from public health researchers? yes or no? >> congressman, i believe that what needs to be clear is that what actions we took this week were to ensure that data and methodology were also available to those that are concerned about rule-making. >> you know, i believe it is hypocritical. how can the public trust your discretion to make fair decisions when it comes to those biass? >> this was an effort to ensure tran...

Making our decisions in rule-making. >> as you know, mr. administrator, last year and i think we actually passed it into law this year, this committee unanimously, i believe, here and in the house, rewrote america's legislation. and we are working together to rewrite the safe driving water -- clean drinking water as well and make additional grants available. what are you doing to help clean up our brown field sites? >> we issued a series of grants across the country this week. it has been a tremendous success to allow communities to enjoy those areas. with the partnership of congress, the incr...

The support for the regulation, is that not correct? >> it is. what has been of note to me, as i've been certain at the agency, there are reliance, a reliance at the agency on many third party studies. as the studies are supportive of rule-making, important to make sure the methodology and data accompany the conclusions so the american people can make informed decision about the rules and whether they actually are based on sound science. >> this is to get a little bit to the budget, we're actually here to discuss, there is a program in your agency called leaking underground storage tanks. shor...

Let's look at the case of an expert who fought to finals a a ban on deadly chemical used in paint strippers, the new york times and other media reported that her efforts were -- by nancy beck, the chemical industry lobbyist you put in charge of regulating chemicals. nancy beck was paid by the chemical industry to lobby against chemical regulations and now retired and is running the chemical program and the proposal to ban has been abandoned. were you involved in the decision to abandon that rule-making or was that decision made by nancy beck? >> the rule-making has not been abandoned. >> you s...

Transparency. i've had a lot of constituents over the years been very concerned about decisions and various agencies that get made by administrators or the bureaucracy and in some cases they can't get access to the underlying data that underpins the decisions. the proposal you put forward, how does that address that issue? will it be replicated, maybe peer reviewed, so that we can all work off facts? >> this is -- this is an interest to congress. there is proposed legislation to address this very issue. this was a regulatory action taken this week, proposed rule, that actually goes to the hear...