Paul Tonko actually said...

"The goal of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, the CFATS program, is to ensure that chemical facilities have robust plans to prevent terrorists from sabotaging them"

"Ensuring the safety of our citizens and avoiding serious disruption of our economy requires us to remain vigilant"

"While some progress has been made to address some of the shortcomings, there is still much more work to be done."

"the power to levy taxes and to invest those funds is exclusively our duty as the legislative branch"