Paul Tonko actually said...

"Federal law guarantees minimum standards for all of our Nation's citizens."

"As Congressman Tonko pointed out, we know pollution doesn't observe political boundaries and we are all downwind or downstream from pollution sources."

"Each one of the individual States we represent is different, to be sure, and the States have a responsibility to their citizens to manage their resources and their economies."

"The American people provide the support out of a belief that innovation will ensure that our economy remains strong in the long run."