"Thirty-five years ago, Congress decided EPA was not regulating enough contaminants in drinking water."
"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."
"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."
"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..."
"It is no surprise that we have the law of the land for failure of the appropriators to spend the money."
"Nobody should dispute the human toll when economic opportunity abandons communities."
"Remove barriers and provide incentives to lift economic prospects for those most in need."
"The solution is the same: Remove barriers and provide incentives to lift economic prospects for those most in need."
"the Opportunity Zones legislation in H.R. 1, married with brownfield redevelopment, is doing a lot to help these communities."
"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 last Congress this committee reauthorized the Brownfields Program. It was led by Mr. McKinley."
"This kind of policy strangles innovation and initiative on the business end and, ultimately, shifts costs to consumers in the form of higher taxes or increases in consumer goods and prices."