Frank Pallone

The EPA has provided tremendous leadership to understand, address, and mitigate the effects of climate change, and Congress has not been a partner in those efforts.

I think there is a false dichotomy that often gets put forward, that somehow, in addressing climate change, we are going to have to undermine our economy.

I want to commend the President for prioritizing actions to reduce the impacts of climate change in this budget.

The fiscal year 2016 budget would also invest in our Nation's aging drinking water infrastructure by providing over a billion for State revolving funds under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

The budget includes significant funding for Superfund and brownfields cleanup.

The President's fiscal year 2016 budget funds the EPA at 8.6 billion, an increase of more than 450 million over the fiscal year 2014 enacted level.

A clean environment is not a luxury.

Cuts to the EPA budget translate into extra burden on our States, our local, and tribal governments.

The record of environmental achievement and economic growth over the years demonstrates that environmental protection is consistent with a strong and vital economy.

I really don't quite understand why, we as a subcommittee or as a committee have to be constantly worried about who is going to sue who.

One of the important aspects of net neutrality is ensuring that the FCC stands ready to protect consumer privacy

Four million Americans reached out to the FCC demanding strong network neutrality protections.

Net neutrality is critical because access to the Internet is critical.

Now is the time for the FCC to do its work.

We are holding this hearing today... these are complicated issues that take more than a few weeks to sort through.

I remain open to looking for ways to enshrine the FCC's network neutrality protections into law.

There are 16 calendar days and only 6 legislative days until the Department of Homeland Security shuts down on February 28. Let me repeat that. The Department charged with keeping America safe is set to run out of funding in just 2 weeks…

I, again, yield myself such time as I may consume. Again, I listened to the previous speaker on the Republican side and I don't understand how he can say that the President is trying to prevent domestic production. Domestic oil production…

Again, I want to make this point about the impact of low oil prices on Keystone and on exploitation of tar sands. The price of oil has dropped precipitously in the past few months and is expected to stay in the $65 to $75 per barrel range…

I wanted to reference again this provision in the bill that the Senate put in. The Senate bill contains a provision boldly stating that ``climate change is real and not a hoax.'' I couldn't agree more with that, Madam Speaker, but let's be…

Today we are voting once again to grant special treatment to TransCanada's Keystone tar sands pipeline. It is the 11th time we are voting on a special deal for the Canadian company's pipeline since Republicans took control of the House of…

I would say the same. In other words, I mentioned to you before that in transition we have lost a lot of our people, frankly, just in the last year.

I support this increase. It is a slight increase in the budget.

I have been able to work well with Chairman Upton and his staff in general.

This budget continues to build towards a true, all-of-the-above energy strategy that addresses supply, demand, and security.