Paul Tonko actually said...

"The effects of climate change are already here and already impacting communities across our country."

"I just think reinstating the taxes is the most important thing we can do to speed up the cleanup of sites and better protect environmental justice communities, in particular."

"Hopefully, any future infrastructure bill considered in Congress will provide resources to accelerate this work."

"Responsible parties should foot the bill to clean up contaminated sites, not the taxpayers."