It is absolutely imperative that we have additional research into this chemical compound, and into the technologies, that will deter this from entering our bodies.

Our job is fundamentally about keeping people safe, to safeguard the very things that we all as Americans hold dear.

In some cases because of income, and because of race, because of ZIP code, we are seeing an undue and unfair burden.

We have made a lot of strides in environmental justice, I am proud of our environmental justice record.

There is absolutely no acceptable or safe level of lead exposure, for our children, or for anyone.

I am proud that in the 2023 bill we passed in December, we strengthened the EPA's ability to serve American families.

There are some of my Republican colleagues who are calling out to cut the 2024 budget to the 2022 level.

These cuts could set our success back years, threatening the sustainability of water systems that thousands of people rely on.

There is absolutely no acceptable or safe level of lead exposure, for our children, or for anyone.

We have made a lot of strides in environmental justice, I am proud of our environmental justice record.

I think we have to follow the science, but I also think we have to follow the law, and we have to approve plans that we know are not vulnerable to litigation.

It would set it back significantly... there are a lot of communities in this country in 2023 that just don't have access to clean drinking water.

People of color and historically underserved communities are hardest hit when disasters of all kinds strike.

we need the staff to do that, and we can't do that with Reagan era numbers.

We are very focused on it in a voluntary way.

The only reason, the primary reason I did not support your confirmation...is the position you have taken on march-in rights.

Please study up on the attacks on intellectual property protections; take a look at what the administration's done with TRIPS waivers and other things, really threatening the return on investment that these companies have to make.

If you are really going to fix the fundamental problems with drug pricing and look people in the eye and say you are doing something not just to claim victory, as it was done with the IRA, but something that is sustainable, every single…