Paul Tonko: “If I might, I would just like to thank the Administrator for her presentation today and her dialogue with the committee.”

The Hudson River is the nation's largest Superfund site. Hazardous waste and legacy chemicals remain unacceptably high, threatening the health and safety of ecosystems, wildlife, and human health throughout the entire Watershed.

We must use every tool at our disposal to tackle the climate crisis; that includes removing harmful legacy emissions from our atmosphere.

Mr. Tonko's bill would create a new program specifically for what it defines as the New York-New Jersey Watershed.

They say, ‘Well, she’s the future of the party.’ I say, ‘She’s the today of the party,’