David McKinley: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Mr. Murphy, for holding this hearing today focusing on this growing epidemic.”

But now it is five years later, and this committee, I think, apparently now, we are looking to see how it has been implemented.

But it appears to me the policies that have been put forth in the last ten months are doing diametrically opposite.

Now, Assistant Administrator, Section 902--just in your opinion, I know that you haven't crafted the bill, but it is out there before us--Section 902 of the Clean Future Act restricts the building or expansion of American plastic…

With all due respect, Chairman Rush--and we have been friends for years--this hearing seems to be taking on an air of distraction from what Americans are really dealing with across this country.