Tom Carper

We passed, over a year ago, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, a $303 billion program for our roads and bridges.

We advanced equity and we advanced safety with the bipartisan action, and we met the challenge of climate change.

He said in a hearing last year that the presidential libraries are consuming ever more of the time and resources of the National Archives and he was not sure if it was fiscally possible for the Archives to continue this trend.

Proving once again that in adversity lies opportunity.

With a quorum present, I move to approve and report the nominations and resolutions favorably to the Senate.

Good afternoon, everyone. I call this business meeting to order.

All in favor, say aye.

All opposed, say nay.

There are concerns that development of brownfields can do unintended harm by displacing the people who live there.

That is a pretty long question. I would be happy to repeat that if anybody wants me to.

I already telegraphed my pitch and indicated one of the things I am looking for is finding consensus.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the President signed into law 10 months ago, the most far-reaching, transformative infrastructure legislation in the history of the Country.

Today we are going to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program as we begin to work on the program's reauthorization.

I yearn to live there someday.

It has been well documented that low-income communities and racial minorities are disproportionately exposed to environmental harm.

Let the record show Ernst 1, chair zero.

Thank you so much for that thoughtful testimony.

You are welcome to a committee today where we actually work across the aisle remarkably well.

It is time now to review the State of the Brownfields Program, and to examine what works well, to identify potential ways to update the program so it can best meet the evolving challenges that communities face.

That is great. Wonderful story, thank you.

All right, thank you. Again, just a brief comment if you have it, Mr. Pouncey. Long question. I am looking for a short answer.

Yes, people like to be asked.

I am interested in seeing what you agree with, and maybe a couple of areas where you don't.

More often than not, we find the middle and work toward getting stuff done.

The program provides Federal assistance for communities to clean up contaminated lands, to revitalize the areas and rededicate the land to productive centers of civic and economic activity.