Paul Tonko: “The history of radioactive waste management... has always been a mixture of politics and science.”

Mr. Tonko's bill would create a new program specifically for what it defines as the New York-New Jersey Watershed.

This is a very emotional journey, and in the words of Jennifer Wexton, this could happen to anyone, so any one of us could be touched by the impact of this legislation that will deliver efforts to search for better diagnoses, sounder…

It is imperative that no matter what Administration is in the White House and no matter who is at the helm of our Federal agencies, scientific research can be relied upon as a safe launch to deepen our exciting opportunities in this age of…

I believe that leaves the individual of focus this evening, the chairwoman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. Rodgers).