Lee Zeldin: “I thank the gentlewoman for her comments. Madam Speaker, next, I am going to yield to my friend from New Jersey (Josh…”

The bottom line is this: EPA no longer has the statutory authority to administer the program or the appropriated funds to keep this boondoggle alive,″ Zeldin said.

This is a moment to step on the gas, to invest, to believe in your company, to believe in your vision, to believe in the communities that you are investing in, and try to get as much built as possible before the end of this term.

EPA’s cleanup cleared the path to rebuild, and private partners like Wells Fargo stepping up to ease the financial burden on survivors is exactly the public-private effort this recovery needs.

There’s a whole lot of momentum, I am confident that we will be able to put on far more than a dent at tackling what requires an urgent solution.