Political Quotes

“Article I, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution reads: ``The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic, and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people.'' Pure water, it doesn't get any more basic than that. But for years, constituents in my district in towns like Horsham, Willow Grove, North Hills, and Upper Dublin have worried about the quality of their water and the impact of that water on their health and their family's health. Like citizens who live near military bases across the country, their water supplies have been contaminated with a class of manmade chemicals known as PFAS. Unfortunately, government has been slow to act. The EPA has attempted to block research showing just how dangerous these chemicals really are. Testing and cleanup have been insufficient, and, now, day 33 of the administration's shutdown, 93 percent of EPA workers are furloughed, challenging our ability to deal with this and other important issues. But today, we in the Congress have launched a bipartisan PFAS Task Force. I invite all Members of Congress to work with us on this matter of genuine national concern. ____________________”