"Dr. Goldstein, according to your written testimony, the last five years have been the hottest days on record for air and ocean temperatures."
"I spent a brief amount of time living in West Africa and there I had actually contracted malaria."
"There are areas in the country that previously may see diseases that they've never seen before."
"Vector-borne diseases will be pretty detrimental to the U.S."
"In the aftermath of some of these major natural disasters, the survivors, and particularly young people, tend to see mental health costs."
"Well, for more than 2 decades, the Federal Government neglected to make the New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA's) developments--they failed to invest in them for more than 400,000 New Yorkers."
"$32 billion. But what does that $32 billion in neglect look like?"
"So it was completely unnecessary for these kids to get lead in their blood. It was completely unnecessary for these families to live through winter without heat. It was completely unnecessary for thes..."
"So there are areas in the country--let's say, Dr. Holder--there are areas in the country that previously may see diseases that they've never seen before."
"Thank you. Mr. Chair, I'd like to submit to the congressional Record two documents..."
"I would say that we created this problem. And I think that it's on us to fix it, at least in this specific respect, with retiree health benefits."
"I don't think it's surprising that we've tied your hands. We've made your job impossible, and then we're upset that we've given you an impossible standard that you haven't been able to meet."