Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I just want to say how much I appreciate the efforts on behalf of my home community by my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. As you have heard, Congressman Moolenaar, my neighbor, has been there right along. Congresswoman Miller stepped up immediately after this crisis became known and articulated a need for Federal intervention very early in the process. Mr. Huizenga obviously has been there, with roots in Flint, and has come to my community. There is not much more I can say about what Mr. Upton has been willing to do, working with me initially on legislation to reform the EPA's obligations regarding notification and now, of course, working with us to get this amendment before the House of Representatives. It broke my heart when this whole episode began, to see my own hometown, the place that has given me virtually everything that I have, go through the worst crisis that it could ever even imagine, a crisis that was a threat to its very existence. So I am grateful for the help of Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), the ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.”