Paul Tonko actually said...

"This proposal seems to be a continuation of the Trump administration's effort to drain the swamp, which oftentimes becomes adding to the alligators."

"Scientific integrity refers to the processes in which independent science fully and transparently informs policy decisions free from inappropriate political influence."

"Unfortunately, as we have heard, that is not the case today at the Department of the Interior."

"Science has been the engine which has driven prosperity in this country since its founding."