Paul Tonko actually said...

"It is not up to the executive branch to define that purpose."

"In July, I shared with this Committee some of my concerns regarding the Trump administration's decision to renew two mining leases right next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota,..."

"I have to echo my concerns over and over again how this administration has rejected science in many formats and ways and that is troublesome to me."

"I would like to congratulate the EPA for its impressive Scientific Integrity Policy, particularly as I worked to pass the Scientific Integrity Act."