I thank the chairwoman from California for yielding and for all of her hard work on this bill. I rise in strong support of H.R. 4031, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative--or the GLRI, as we all call it--Act of 2019, which will…

As I walked over to the floor, I left a group of workers in my office who were scared to death that we were going back to the days that people with diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart issues, must fear being denied coverage, or have…

The Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act introduced by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell forces the FDA to confront the issue of PFAS chemical contamination in food wrappers and containers.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Ranking Member Burgess, for convening this hearing and including important public health legislation, including my bill, the Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act.

Flint water taught us something. As other states start to test, they are going to be as bad as Michigan.

In my bill, the Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act is one of the bills that we are considering or having hearings on today.

Which is why we need the bill. And it is in the blood, for everybody here, of 99 percent of the people in this country and they don't know it.

I hope the Agency takes more definitive action soon.

We do think that Congress needs to step in because FDA hasn't appreciated the urgency of this issue.

No one knows better than Michigan how urgent this problem is and how overburdened many communities already are.

With the passage of the--with the PFAS Action Act earlier this month, the committee has taken big strides needed to kickstart the cleanup of legacy PFAS contamination.

I have never smoked marijuana, and don't think I ever will smoke marijuana.

This lack of knowledge poses a public health risk.

I think there is bipartisan frustration on this issue.

We have just started it, it has gone recreational marijuana the last couple of weeks.

I am pretty passionate about it now.

If we are to remain competitive, we can't afford to sit on the sidelines.

This is a good, strong bill. It does have bipartisan support. And it is important that we stay at the forefront of innovation in this country, strengthen our economy, protect our consumers, and protect our environment at the same time.

I think this is very important legislation. I think that if you are not in your position a lot of people that are watching this hearing probably don't understand a lot of what they are listening to.

This bill would not only sustain those jobs and another 134,500 manufacturing jobs in the United States, but it would create another 33,000 high quality American jobs.

I have great respect for my colleague, but I oppose this amendment because it is really nothing more than a political stunt. This bill will protect communities across this country. The drinking water standard in this bill will be…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding. I rise in support of the gentleman's amendment. By requiring the EPA to develop a national risk communication strategy surrounding PFAS, the Federal Government will be better able to…

I thank the gentleman from New York for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise in strong opposition to the gentleman's amendment. Superfund is a landmark environmental law and an essential public health program that works. There are contaminated…

I thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership, and Chairman Pallone's leadership on all of these issues. I rise in strong support of H.R. 535. Exactly 1 year ago, I introduced the PFAS Action Act, and have been joined by many of…

I thank the chairman for all of his leadership. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4500, the Promoting U.S. Wireless Leadership Act of 2019, which we are considering now. This bill, on which my colleague and good friend from Michigan…