Diana DeGette actually said...

"These neighborhoods are classic environmental justice communities. They suffer from highways going right through the middle, from railways, refineries, other historical polluters."

"Would you agree that underenforcement of environmental laws is a classic example of an environmental--of environmental injustice?"

"What I really can't understand is how not either of their witnesses or one of the Members is willing to talk about how we address cleanup of these environmental justice areas."

"Do you think that this hurts the ability of the local neighbors to actually move forward in supporting their communities, when they see that the Government just doesn't even care?"