Paul Tonko actually said...

"Our current path of inaction leaves tremendous opportunities for job creation, for social progress, and for economic growth untapped."

"The Toxic Substances Control Act has not worked well. We have too little information about many of the chemicals we encounter every day."

"I do not think this action alone has resolved much related to the ongoing questions about the fate of nuclear waste."

"I am hopeful we can agree that this is a topic worthy of bipartisan examination."