Paul Tonko

EPA needed better tools to protect Americans. But today those new tools are being squandered and workers will suffer the consequences the worst.

These bulbs are available in the same shapes as the incandescent and halogen bulbs they replace and produce the same quality of light much more efficiently.

I would say that it is probably more than some, and that these kinds of savings are achievable precisely because we have had a robust energy conservation standards program.

I, too, for the reasons that this legislation would allow for the only disposal site of its kind in the country, it is important that we pass this important infrastructure concept, and I encourage our colleagues to support the bill. Mr…

West Valley, as an issue, has been there for a long time. It is good to know that we are moving the ball forward. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this measure, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro…

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for yielding. Madam Speaker, I thank the dean, the gentleman from North Carolina, for bringing us together. The delegation has done an awesome bit of tribute here to recognize Walter B. Jones…

I have no additional speakers on my side, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

But that takes Congress getting serious.

The United States, for example, committed to reduce its emissions by 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.

No other country can do that other than the United States.

It abdicates U.S. leadership on global climate action--an issue where America has always been a leader.

President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement is unjustified and dangerously shortsighted.

We cannot hide from the mantle and the accompanying responsibility of being the greatest nation on Earth.

If anyone thinks it is too difficult to achieve, they should say so and push for a different target.

In late 2015, driven by American leadership, the world came together to acknowledge the threat of climate change...

The ingenuity of the Paris Agreement is that it builds from the bottom up.

I believe the Trump administration's retreat puts the health and safety of our communities at great risk.

To close, I believe that this measure, H.R. 583, moves us forward in a way that better protects public health and safety. It has the endorsement of many in the field, including 50 State broadcast associations. Mr. Speaker, I encourage our…

I am just concerned that EPA has taken the environmental cop off the beat and will go on polluting without fear of repercussions.

I have no further Members who choose to speak. I reserve the balance of my time.

Thank you there, Mr. Chair and welcome to our witnesses.

We hope to have our Republican colleagues as partners in these efforts.

We are facing the crisis of our generation. The climate crisis threatens all of our districts, all of our communities, as well as America's national security, our economic prosperity, the health of our families, and the world that our…

I say yes. Chairman Pallone says yes. Every Member on this side of the aisle says yes.

No, it is absolutely vital that the Congress and this country provide some bold national policies to get there and to tackle the challenges ahead.