David McKinley: “Plastic is leading our present civilization towards extinction.”

Come on, man. We can do better than this. Our communities in States like West Virginia and New Hampshire and Delaware are expecting something far better than that kind of response.

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

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.

I think what you are doing by your memo is you are only going to make it worse.