Paul Tonko

Yes. Not a civil engineer, but mechanical and industrial. But those engineers are powerful because they make the world spin. And that whole feat, today, if you were to visit the Erie Canal and see the lochs that were developed at a time…

I support EPA's April decision to likely deny future LVE requests, and I hope EPA will take additional steps to appropriately restrict new PFAS in the future.

As Puerto Rican communities recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, Puerto Ricans need reliable and affordable electricity, more than ever.

We need to embrace new technology, and we have the know-how on the technology, and it is today cheaper than the alternative.

I am worried about the impact that has on the mental health of international students and scholars working and studying here in the U.S.

If we cannot attract that kind of talent, or if students and scientists don't feel comfortable engaging with their international colleagues, the U.S. leadership in science and innovation will indeed suffer.

The U.S. Government relies on a robust federally funded research enterprise to inform our most important decisions.

New York State, and the Capital Region of New York, are strong examples of where these programs have helped facilitate the integration of innovation and technology throughout the region's economic development efforts.

Thank you for holding today's important hearing, focused on economic development and further involvement of regional innovation strategies.

Wind power will play an important role in achieving our clean energy goals, and as we look to increase clean energy on the grid, innovation is key to greater technical efficiency and economic growth.

So if a local government cannot get support through perhaps a SRF loan, or a rare grant from EPA, or from the USDA, the full cost then is really being born by local budgets, municipal bonds, and water rate payers.

I hope we can all agree that is a problem.

That $472 billion that has been calculated includes needs from systems of all sizes, does it not?

If you do not believe that the Federal Government should be stepping up and doing its fair share for this essential infrastructure, what exactly should we be doing?

This is unacceptable. And Congress knows it is unacceptable.

Because the needs are immense.

I always say that every life and every job depend on access to clean drinking water.

I always am quoted with 'every life and every job depend on access to clean drinking water.'

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.

Climate mitigation, as proposed in the CLEAN Future Act, is critical to reducing these long-term risks.

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

Superfund is critical to protecting Americans' health and the environment.

I appreciate your previous comments, that the X waiver requirement should be removed.