Frank Pallone actually said...

"I mean, the concern I have is, you know, when you buy one of these cars, you are relying on not only the emissions standards, but the fuel economy is good and the performance is good."

"What about the impact on clean air? I mean, we know that there's all kinds of health impacts, asthma, other respiratory illnesses that can seriously affect people."

"How do you plan to mitigate the harm caused by this excess pollution emitted into the air over the last 7 years?"

"We are here today because Volkswagen lied. They lied to regulators, they lied to their customers, and they lied to the American people."