"Let me repeat, that is 3-4 million children in the United States who live within one mile of a Superfund site."
"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."
"What are the consequences of that?"
"Across the United States, we have far too many unremediated, dangerous Superfund sites sitting in our neighborhoods, properties that are literally poisoning residents."
"Senator, thank you for the question, and certainly NARUC would concur."
"what can we do--what should we be doing to ensure that reliable voice and broadband services are delivered to the public, regardless of economic background or geography?"
"OK. I am grateful. Thank you very much."
"I don't want us to be doing conversions that are creating problems that we could be anticipating."
"I am concerned about that these communities are often the vulnerable populations and that they are often adversely affected by technology transitions."
"What was made crystal clear in the experiences we saw in my region... is how technology transitions can pretty significantly impact consumers."
"It really is a difference between life and death."