The bottom line is that no West Virginian or American should have to worry about the contamination of their water supply...
This is a wakeup call for this country.
If you can't do it right, don't do it. If it is not safe, don't do it.
I will be introducing the Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act when I return to Washington this evening.
We need to learn from West Virginia and American Water when it learned of Freedom's spill.
Their decision not to testify today compounds its gross misconduct, and it is an absolute affront to every person impact...
Can you at least give us a break?
We shouldn't have to sign a waiver to drink our water.
Do you agree that we should have long-term monitoring in the valley here for the people in the affected areas?
Why should we be relying on them for any information?
I thank you all, and let's work together to get this done.
Taxpayers should not be forced to pay for the monetary damages incurred from this incident or any other chemical spill.
The spill should have never have happened. There is no excuse for it.
Bipartisan, bicameral--we need more of this. We really need do.
The final rule is having a measurable impact on Main Street businesses and financial institutions.
No one discounts the complexity of the rule and the probability that there would be significant unintended consequences.
Two months ago, the agencies testifying before our subcommittee released the final Volcker Rule.
I want to go to the issue that I talked about in my opening statement, which was the issue of the CDOs and the TruPS and...
