John Shimkus

As ranking member on the Subcommittee of Environment and Climate Change, I want to thank Chief Counsel Mary Martin, Deputy Chief Counsel Jerry Couri, and senior professional staff member, Peter Spencer, for their tremendous support of me…

This new round of sanctions should send a clear and direct message that any attempts to interfere with the Belarusian people's inalienable rights to freedom, democracy, and the rule of law will not be tolerated. Mr. Speaker, let it be…

I want to take this time to thank the panelists. They did a great job.

There have been some people, a Senator friend of mine, who says the next energy revolution would not come from a mine. And I would beg to argue in that all of these precious minerals in that are coming from a mine.

I would hope in our discussions we would work with the majority to try to make sure we somehow incentivize nuclear baseload because of zero-carbon emissions.

I think nuclear power is a huge piece of the puzzle, if you will.

The American people overwhelmingly agree. Recent polling found Americans prioritize affordability and reliability over emissions reductions.

For any community to be prosperous and healthy, it takes energy.

I don't think we want to impose California's green new normal on the rest of the Nation.

It is our responsibility as policymakers to closely examine the costs, the effectiveness, and other impacts of the environmental policies that affect energy.

Would your organizations support Federal legislation that would likely result in EPA being forced to regulate numerous contaminants that are present in low concentrations, irrespective of whether such regulation offers meaningful public…

It is critical that if we are going to spend money to make sure our water is safe, we use science and we don't use emotion.

So, to keep cost out of this debate is ridiculous, because it does cost money to meet these standards, and when you try to cheap out, you hurt the very people that you are supposed to locally protect.

Thirty-five years ago, Congress decided EPA was not regulating enough contaminants in drinking water.

Congress declared that quantity was not the true measure of whether EPA was doing its job, but, rather, the quality of the work it was doing.

I think it would be helpful if we would focus on the ones that we know are bad, the PFOA and PFOS.

I oppose the Delgado amendment. Beware of a wolf in sheep's clothing. This is not a technical fix or a clarification of last year's NDAA. There were no colloquies, report language, or public statements rejecting TRI exemptions for PFAS in…

It is no surprise that we have the law of the land for failure of the appropriators to spend the money.

The last Congress this committee reauthorized the Brownfields Program. It was led by Mr. McKinley.

I am glad that we have an opportunity to discuss some specific steps as to what we can do to improve people's lives.

The Opportunity Zones legislation in H.R. 1, married with brownfield redevelopment, is doing a lot to help these communities.

The solution is the same: Remove barriers and provide incentives to lift economic prospects for those most in need.

Remove barriers and provide incentives to lift economic prospects for those most in need.

Nobody should dispute the human toll when economic opportunity abandons communities.