"We cannot and must not ignore the role of large corporations like 3M and DuPont."
"We're holding this hearing to understand what has gone wrong."
"DOD must do everything in its power to minimize exposure to these chemicals."
"I want to thank them for their efforts on this issue."
"It is unclear why the DOD feels justified in passing the buck to the EPA."
"Thank you, Chairman Rouda and Ranking Member Comer, for inviting me to speak here today and for your leadership on this issue addressing PFAS chemicals, which is a public health crisis impacting liter..."
"Despite the Defense Department knowing about this PFAS chemical contamination at Wurtsmith since 2012, the military has failed to act quickly enough to stop contamination coming from the former air fo..."
"I simply do not accept those arguments. Inaction will not make this public health crisis go away."
"But we sit here today a year after these comments were made by Mr. Pruitt, and the EPA has still not regulated these chemicals."
"What has the EPA done to penalize, hold them accountable, for poisoning the water supplies of Americans?"
"It is important that we address China's retaliatory tariffs in response to legitimate American trade remedies."
"The Congress and the Administration need to work together to deal with China, and hold China accountable for unfair practices."