http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/25/MNUDUL75B.DTL
"At his first appearance before Congress since denying California's request for a waiver to enforce its new rules, Johnson was hit from all sides. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, called the EPA chief's decision "shameful, outrageous and irresponsible." Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, a Republican, said the ruling infringes on states' rights and undercuts state efforts to fight climate change.
"California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who chaired the hearing, accused Johnson of trying to hide documents from Congress showing that he had overruled his staff in denying the waiver last month. EPA first refused to release the documents, then turned over papers that were mostly whited out. Finally he allowed Boxer's staff this week to hand copy them under the eye of EPA lawyers.
"I have never seen such disregard and disrespect by an agency head for Congress and for the committees with the responsibility for oversight of his agency," Boxer said."
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