I thank Ranking Member Thornberry and Chairman Smith. I say a special thank you to Mr. Thornberry and his staff. They have been great partners in this journey of addressing PFAS in the NDAA. First and foremost, I am pleased that we have…

I have said it for 20 years. Someday, someone is going to believe us, that there is a funding problem on Social Security, there is funding problem with Medicare.

So how do--by adding more people to Medicare, how does it help solve this 2026 funding problem?

There are certain key details of this legislation that would mean dramatic and radical departure from longstanding abortion-related policy.

First, domestic decarbonization goals are not possible to achieve with current technology, regardless of the proposed regulatory programs.

So a cost burden on us with no international constraint--the recent announcement by China just yesterday--will indicate that we will do this for nothing.

When I was going over the testimony and what we have gone--you know, the Congress and where we are at today, it was only 8 years ago that we were trying to move to a cap-and-trade program, and we were moving to national healthcare under…

What is not often discussed is whether this drive to change our domestic energy and economic system is really the most appropriate and effective approach as a matter of U.S. policy to address climate risks.

Transforming the American economy to produce net zero carbon dioxide emissions in 30 years...requires forcing dramatic change on a scale that is hard for most people to comprehend.

I would just say a word of warning.

So I think for anyone to not focus on the cost of transition, you are going down a dangerous path.

This LNG debate is critical. And this--international security issues cannot be subordinated by anti-oil sentiment for freedom and democracy and rule of law in Eastern Europe.

That is just an economic fact and reality.

So, listen, I met Sister Kathleen from Monastery Creations, and I am not going to cross her.

To move quickly and get something across the finish line would require working together.

Thanks to Chairman Pallone for continuing to work with us to develop a bipartisan product to create a uniform framework for cosmetic product regulation based on science in which both consumers and businesses can have confidence.

I think businesses should have certainty that legal products they manufacture for commerce in Illinois should be legal in New Jersey, and every other State.

I think American consumers want to know, or already believe, that someone is taking a look at these products to ensure safety.

I think we are raising appropriate questions to make sure. And I look forward to working with you as we move forward.

Our policy work on air quality and safe drinking water... should aim to prioritize the most pressing problems.

We want economic development. We want to grow the local tax bases, and we want a clean environment.

Today's hearing will help answer questions about the specific roles of the EPA and how its various missions and programs ensure implementation of the principles of environmental justice.

What can we do to give you the tools that you need to better do your job?

When you talk about environmental justice and air standards, newer cars are more expensive, but they have cleaner air.

Environmental justice is often associated, as we all know, with complex circumstances involving local social, economic, and governmental factors.