Frank Pallone: “The fact that you are here talking about some of the urban areas and eyesores, I do not even tend to think that is true…”

“The fact that you are here talking about some of the urban areas and eyesores, I do not even tend to think that is true in the State of Florida, but obviously it is, and it goes to point out to me how universal the concerns are about the environment. The other thing I wanted to mention is that I think it is so crucial to stress the need to have Federal programs to help with the cost of cleanup. One of the biggest criticisms that I had of the Republican leadership is when the Superfund bill came up for reauthorization before our Committee on Commerce, we had Republicans who were making statements to the effect that 'We do not really need the Superfund anymore, because that can be dealt with by the States and the localities.' I know that is simply not true.”