"I think it important this Committee understands how toxic Superfund sites are impacted by these disasters."
"We want to take some of those lessons we are learning in those situations and work with the USEPA to help them appreciate what we are doing at the local level and include them in the planning process,..."
"Communities were suffering even before the wildfires and hurricanes. These disasters made a bad environmental crisis even worse."
"It is helpful to have a Federal Government we can work with on climate issues just generally."
"We must and we can do better."
"Climate change, as I think you would agree, acts as a force multiplier in extreme weather conditions."
"Our job is to protect people, and frankly, we are failing."
"We will be looking at how to incorporate steps to protect those Superfund sites from changes that might occur as we can identify they are in an area where there is a fire hazard or a hazard from sea l..."
"I would like you to commit to this Committee that you will prioritize training and clear communication and guidance to an agency of hundreds of thousands of people."
"You are aware, though, that the unaccompanied minor issue, as it has been playing out in the last few years, is not about the children of Mexico or Canada; it is about Central American countries and, ..."
"when you are running a large agency, you cannot run it just from the top down. It also has to be from the bottom up."