Paul Tonko

Yes. I again thank the gentleman from California for bringing us together this evening for discussion on what I believe are very high-priority items that face us in this Congress. I think it is important for us to speak with that anecdotal…

When some of the early onset occurs. So, again, it affects all of us in a way that, while you may research Alzheimer's or dementia in a broader sense, it unlocks the door to untold possibilities of discovery, genetic discovery, whatever it…

I think, too, it speaks to the priorities, again, that we need to carve into the budget work that we do. We make a statement with the budget. We identify with the great public, the great many of us, as to what we believe are those champion…

Right. Absolutely. I see it. It is the walk taken by many, many families that I represent. I have to share with you that it has touched my family also. So it behooves all of us to be there in this universal format to speak to what is a…

Would be able to participate in that program. I think that when we start to address those numbers, you can imagine the impact that that would have on revitalizing our economy, producing the talent that we need. You know, I am impressed…

Well, let me just make mention that--associating my comments with those that you just made about the opportunities for working families to have that tuition issue addressed, I believe that would cover some 80 percent of American families…

I think that, certainly, there is no denying that the training of the workforce of the future requires all sorts of insertion of technology, hands- on, cutting edge, perhaps ahead-of-the-curve sort of mentality applied in the classroom…

I stand here today in this wonderful House with so many of my colleagues to speak forcefully to the issue of unfinished business that is continuing to mount. The silence in the House now will be deafening for 52 days. The paralysis caused…

During rollcall Vote No. 453 on H.R. 5538, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``yes'' when I should have voted ``no.''

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

Do you believe that requiring financial assurances incentivizes facilities to manage and store their hazardous waste materials more safely?

I think that it is likely that the most difficult orphaned sites will continue to find their way to the National Priorities List, unless financial assurances are required.

I know that some of my Republican colleagues have opposed them in the past but I hope they will join me now in supporting them to protect taxpayers and the environment.

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.

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

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

Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, commonly known as Superfund more than 35 years ago but communities across our country are still dealing with the legacy of toxic waste.

When Superfund was created, Congress required EPA to establish financial assurance requirements for the most polluting industries.

America is hurting. The hearts of Americans are made heavier by the acts of violence that are driven by anger and fear and hate and insensitivity. We need to step up and heal as a nation with lives lost innocently, with the lives of those…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. While this bill is not perfect and necessarily represents a compromise from all sides…

I do want to thank you for leading the fight for clean air, clean water, response to climate change, a legacy that will imprint itself not only for this given political generation but for generations to follow.

I very strongly believe that reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR program is of the utmost importance.

We know that. It is a great inspiration just by their tradition alone. We have an incredibly skilled workforce, the best in the world. Now we just need to make the investments necessary to ensure the products they manufacture will continue…

I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gibson), my colleague and friend for yielding and for leading us on this very important amendment. Improving our artillery weapons system has been identified as a need by the Army Modernization…

This program has proven to be one of the most successful federal programs for technological innovation in our history.