Frank Pallone

I am amazed when I hear my Republican colleagues talk about how they brought CHIP to the floor and they brought community health centers to the floor. What they forget to mention is that every time they did that, they included pay-fors, in…

I have the greatest respect for my Republican chairman from Oregon, but he just forgets completely, as so many speakers on the GOP side have, that they are in the majority, and they have a significant majority. They can do whatever they…

I am particularly concerned that the unrestricted export policy included in this bill could significantly impact domestic natural gas prices.

I fail to see the need for almost any of the policy changes they propose.

FSMA provided these new tools, but it is up to FDA to make sure they are being put to good use.

That's why Congress passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2011.

FDA plays a critical role--in fiscal year 2017 alone, FDA oversaw more than 3,600 recalls.

It's up to FDA to make sure they are being put to good use.

FSMA significantly reformed FDA's overall approach to food safety.

FDA plays a critical role.

This committee has a long history of overseeing food safety.

Unfettered exports could be even worse for climate change.

The public would not have an opportunity to know about, or provide input on, natural gas exports.

We must have a mechanism for the Federal Government to know the source and destination of gas imports and exports.

The public would not have an opportunity to know about or provide input on natural gas exports.

The bill does away with the Natural Gas Act's prohibition on the import or export of natural gas without prior approval.

I fail to see the need for almost any of the policy changes that they propose.

Thank you, Ranking Member Pallone.

We need a bipartisan deal to raise the budget caps on both the defense and non-defense side so that important investments in infrastructure and innovation can continue.

But that's the very thing that actually may bring more people and economic activity to Newark or to the area.

See, my concern is that this task force report and the substantive targeted list could lead to inadequate cleanups and not robust cleanups that are really protective of human health and the environment.

The focus of the Superfund program has been and should remain protecting human health and the environment.

Myself and many Democrats on this committee have, you know, introduced legislation to try to reinstitute the trust fund and reinstitute, you know, the tax on the oil and chemical industry that will provide more funding so we don't have to…

I am just concerned that many endangered communities are being ignored, even as Administrator Pruitt declares the Superfund to be his top priority.

But, again, it's kind of ridiculous that I have to ask you these questions. But EPA's recent actions, in my opinion, have called into question whether the Agency is still focused on the most dangerous sites.