Yes, people like to be asked.

You are welcome to a committee today where we actually work across the aisle remarkably well.

I am interested in seeing what you agree with, and maybe a couple of areas where you don't.

Thank you so much for that thoughtful testimony.

It has been well documented that low-income communities and racial minorities are disproportionately exposed to environmental harm.

Today we are going to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program as we begin to work on the program's reauthorization.

Let the record show Ernst 1, chair zero.

There are concerns that development of brownfields can do unintended harm by displacing the people who live there.

I want to again commend our staffs for finding you and convincing you to come and join us.

That is great. Wonderful story, thank you.

I yearn to live there someday.

OK, thank you.

It is time now to review the State of the Brownfields Program, and to examine what works well, to identify potential ways to update the program so it can best meet the evolving challenges that communities face.

More often than not, we find the middle and work toward getting stuff done.

All right, thank you. Again, just a brief comment if you have it, Mr. Pouncey. Long question. I am looking for a short answer.

The program provides Federal assistance for communities to clean up contaminated lands, to revitalize the areas and rededicate the land to productive centers of civic and economic activity.

That is a pretty long question. I would be happy to repeat that if anybody wants me to.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the President signed into law 10 months ago, the most far-reaching, transformative infrastructure legislation in the history of the Country.