Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

"Neither Congress nor the community has seen the Corps' 2 year exit plan or any evidence that the area has been cleaned."

"So what would be the evidence then of whether or not there was anything harmful there if it was buried that deep?"

"What you have just said mentioning regulators suggests that the Corps should not leave on the basis of its own evaluation, but only after regulators have certified that in their independent judgment i..."

"However, Mr. Chairman, the Corps neither informed this committee, despite our oversight over the years, or me, the city's only elected congressional official."