Political Quotes

“my citizens and colleagues and friends in Quincy, Illinois, will not believe this debate, because I want to share with you the story that they have been through. Nearly 8 years after the landfill closed, the city landfill in Quincy, Illinois, the site was placed on the Superfund National Priorities list and the EPA began working with the city and several large waste contributors to clean up the site. This is where the proposed order comes into play. Superfund allows EPA and other potential responsible parties to seek contributions from innocent small businesses to pay for the cleanup. In Quincy that equals $3 million from 159 small businesses averaging $160,000 per business. The EPA asked Quincy bowling alleys, dairy farms and family-owned restaurants to pay as much as $160,000 per business, despite the fact that these businesses did nothing wrong. For some small businesses, the amounts they are being asked to pay will mean the difference between breaking even or losing money. Simply put, the current law is costing hard-working American citizens their jobs and their livelihood.”