Chris Smith actually said...

"I am grateful to Congressman Christopher Smith, the chair of the subcommittee, and to Congresswoman Karen Bass, the ranking member, for this opportunity to be a witness before you, witness to the joys..."

"It is not the economy that we need to be looking out for. It is the human beings that we need to be looking out for."

"We feel like we are on the right path because we are defending the life and the health of the population."

"if we are not protecting our people from environmental hazards, we have failed utterly."