Paul Tonko actually said...

"But simply put, this budget is not reflective of who we are and of our needs, and of our values that I hear about when I am home in New York."

"But you're cutting the prevention program, and prevention treatment and recovery are all important."

"It cannot be said enough, but you simply can't put forward a legitimate proposal for addressing the opioid epidemic at the same time that you are proposing more than a trillion dollars in cuts to Medi..."

"Science is not about getting the results you want. Scientific integrity is about ensuring a process and atmosphere in which the science leads us to real, unvarnished results."