"To see some of these sites go on for decades in the State of New Jersey, literally in 30 years, an entire generation has grown up in our State in and around these sites."
"You have these areas that could be producing jobs, tax revenue and the like."
"Across the United States, we have far too many unremediated, dangerous Superfund sites sitting in our neighborhoods, properties that are literally poisoning residents."
"What are the consequences of that?"
"Ms. Bodine, that was very helpful. I am a vegetarian so forgive the analogy, but that had a lot of meat on it, so I appreciate it."
"Let me repeat, that is 3-4 million children in the United States who live within one mile of a Superfund site."
"The President's budget suggests doing it both ways. I would like your response to focusing on those polluting industries that produce tar sands, arsenic and the like."
"I appreciate the two of you coming and providing testimony on what I believe are unacceptable public health crises in our Nation right now in which the anguish and the pain of families dealing with th..."
"This is a direct threat to our national security and towns and cities across the Country."
"I'd like to get an update on the cleanup status of some of the Superfund sites actually in New Jersey."
"Both orphan sites, as we said, are shovel-ready but remediation hasn't started because of lack of funding."