Paul Tonko

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I find your testimony to be refreshing.

The issue of scientific independence is not partisan.

This dismissal of scientists and of science signals a dramatic shift toward federal policies that would put well-funded political and special interests ahead of the facts.

I think we need to step up and say, hey, look, this is a hidden infrastructure that cannot be out of sight and out of mind.

We can all agree that aging drinking water systems can hold back economic growth and threaten public health.

We don't want to wreck a good program. We don't want to marginalize any of our small businesses.

Rescued by the buzzer. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Since then, we have welcomed two new members from the Nevadan delegation to the House, and it is important for us to hear their views on this very important issue.

If I could please respectfully ask for unanimous consent for a letter dated April 26, 2017, from NRDC be submitted for the record.

It is my understanding that there are over 200 contentions with the Yucca license application.

It is indeed important to get this administration's feedback on this bill.

you should trust them to move the ball forward on a long-term, nuclear waste repository.

I am not wholly convinced that this draft, as currently written, would accomplish that.

I find this troubling. It is not an issue we need to consider at this time.

I appreciate you accommodating Mr. Kihuen's request to hold a member panel.

I thank the gentleman from Rhode Island for yielding. Thank you, Representative Langevin, for leading us in this hour, and also for your great leadership on behalf of the arts and humanities. I am very pleased to join my colleagues in…

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During yesterday evening's vote series, I was present on the House floor. However, my vote was not recorded on rollcall No. 202, due to a technical malfunction. Had I been recorded, I would have voted ``no'' on S.J. Res. 34…

I agree we should hope to have a level playing field and was discouraged that many worthy emerging technologies were left out of the December 2015 ITC extension.

A resounding ``no'' to TrumpCare, President Trump's broken promise to our great America. There is no disputing the devastation this bill will cause for America's working families. TrumpCare will rip health insurance away from 24 million…

Our first duty here is to the American people. I rise to call on my colleagues to fulfill that duty and reject TrumpCare. President Trump made big promises on health care during his campaign. TrumpCare proves those promises were empty. He…

the Clean Air Act has reduced key air pollutants by roughly 70 percent while the economy has more than tripled.

This bill... would seriously undermine EPA's ability to create and implement health-protective standards.

Cleaning our air is not always easy, but the benefits far outweigh the costs.