Paul Tonko actually said...

"It is important that we are holding this hearing and I thank you for doing that."

"I found that my colleagues on the ground are very passionate about the work they are doing and treat individuals as subjects, not objects."

"the committee has heard alarming reports of people without access to safe drinking water in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands"

"If you understand New York geography, northern Appalachia, what we found--and this is a critical issue for the committee and for the administration--is that the more disadvantaged the community, the m..."