Paul Tonko actually said...

"I have serious concerns about subpoenas, the subpoenas issued by the Majority to some nine environmental advocacy organizations."

"There is an obvious political agenda here, I believe, and I hope that we will put an end to infringing on states' rights."

"This is not the first time the Science Committee has abused its oversight authority to defend oil-and-gas interests."

"Those investigations led to settlement agreements between all 50 states and the tobacco industry for hundreds of billions of dollars."