Paul Tonko actually said...

"I think that's exactly what we're here for, that politics intervening with scientific integrity is bad whether it comes from the right or from the left."

"If I might add to your comment, I recently attended the public statement opportunity at the agency for this given reason."

"Well, I think any such bold steps would not go unnoticed by the press or this Committee, but that, in and of itself, remains very troubling."

"So it's apparent that no matter what Administration, there's a benefit that comes by tightening up and statutorily imposing the integrity overviews that these agencies."