"the less they have to rely on those dirty fuels, the less poisoned air they have to breathe."
"the idea here is that we have to make sure that the energy that we produce is clean, but the manufacturing that goes into the creation of that clean energy also has to be clean, and it has to protect ..."
"It is imperative that the protections that we have stay in the books."
"What is the cost of a human life? What is the cost that that poison is going to inflict on a human being?"
"They give us a false choice between having healthy communities, a healthy environment, and energy security."
"If they are acting responsibly, why do they want to waive the laws that hold them accountable to acting responsibly?"
"Absolutely not. We don't have to choose. We can absolutely do both."
"The laws that are in the books, far from being obstacles, are actually guides."
"While we are doing more recycling of these minerals... we are doing it in a way that it is safe."
"If we want to speed up permitting... you actually need to fund the agency."
"I always tell people that my proudest day was the day I became a United States citizen."