Paul Tonko actually said...

"We cannot lose site of the polluter pays principle that has guided this program since its inception."

"We need to understand that every action or perhaps inaction in terms of appropriations trickles down, percolates down to the local level and affects human lives."

"The lack of financial assurance requirements has exposed the Superfund Program and the United States taxpayers to potentially enormous cleanup costs."

"Agencies feel like they have been left holding the bag for the cleanup, despite not being involved in causing the contamination."