I worry in this context that the steel-aluminum arrangement that you are working on gets proposed as an alternative and is used as a stick.

It can endanger entire communities and create a downward spiral that's difficult to emerge from.

We cannot accept this as normal.

I have had enough Groundhog Days.

The reality is every day in this country, 120 people are killed by gun violence.

I say science is the headlights that drives us forward, and let's us see what's coming.

the ATF has taken action to limit ghost guns. We passed my bill to ban ghost guns as part of the Protect Our Kids Act.

I urge you to make sure that the administrative process is as rapid and robust, not rabid and robust.

If they are trying to overthrow the government, they ought to be held to the same standard.

I can remember when the plan for dealing with pollutants coming out of power plants was to raise the smokestacks higher.

I think not just an issue of cost-benefit analysis, it is also a moral imperative.

I am still reeling from the proposed House Republican budget which would substantially cut EPA.

Unless we have a regional approach to issues of pollution, et cetera, we can't, literally, effectively control the quality of water.

I think also from your experience as a state regulator, you know that one of the most frustrating things is to go to a regulatory agency, and because they are understaffed, underfunded, they are not able to respond to a request for permit…

This approach of budget cutting is not just about saving money it is about devaluing the institutions that are necessary to compete, and succeed in this world.

The proposed Republican budget would slash $626 million from that program, would set it back tremendously.

I urge you to make sure that the administrative process is as rapid and robust, not rabid and robust.

Ocean pollution is of great concern to my constituents in Rhode Island. It impacts our economy.