Following the EPA's toxic spill into the Animas River, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today called on the Obama administration to step up its efforts to protect the people in the affected states:
"This EPA spill is very serious, as is the EPA's slow response. The Obama administration must do everything in its power to protect the lives and livelihoods of the people in the affected states. As part of this effort, the Secretary of the Interior must address tribal concerns fairly and transparently. The House will continue to monitor the situation and the appropriate committees will conduct rigorous oversight to make sure the administration is assessing the damage the EPA has caused and taking action to clean it up. Now that his EPA has accepted full responsibility, President Obama should demand full accountability for what happened here."