The laws that are in the books, far from being obstacles, are actually guides.

It essentially allows industry to roll out the red carpet, march in, do everything that it wants to do before we even know whether the practice is going to be safe.

They give us a false choice between having healthy communities, a healthy environment, and energy security.

We can have a win-win for the environment, for our public health, and for places like the Imperial Valley.

Absolutely not. We don't have to choose. We can absolutely do both.

Air knows no borders.

the idea is that you are leaving out the science, and at the same time you are ramming the most dangerous alternatives out there down communities' throats.

As a doctor, the health of my constituents is my top concern, and I have seen firsthand that we must do more to protect vulnerable communities from pollution and other environmental dangers.

If we want to speed up permitting... you actually need to fund the agency.

While we are doing more recycling of these minerals... we are doing it in a way that it is safe.

If they are acting responsibly, why do they want to waive the laws that hold them accountable to acting responsibly?

One of the reasons why I ran for office many years ago was to make sure that I am a voice for the community that I grew up in.

What is the cost of a human life? What is the cost that that poison is going to inflict on a human being?

These bills, frankly, do exactly the opposite.

inflation is up 14 percent since President Biden took office.

the Biden administration and some of my colleagues have tried to paint a rosy picture about the economy, but that is not what people are saying in Kansas.

Real wages have dropped 3.5 percent over the last 2 years.

6.5 percent inflation is not something to celebrate.