And normally, under CERCLA, the polluter pays, but if the substance is there, and the polluter can't be identified, the ratepayer could pay. Correct?
Cynthia M. Lummis
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Cynthia M. Lummis is a United States Senator from Wyoming, serving since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she has focused on issues such as water infrastructure and tribal compliance in her recent statements. Lummis has been an advocate for reducing regulatory burdens, emphasizing the importance of clean drinking water and wastewater infrastructure for communities. Her legislative work reflects a commitment to addressing the needs of her constituents in Wyoming.
And normally, under CERCLA, the polluter pays, but if the substance is there, and the polluter can't be identified, the ratepayer could pay. Correct?
I, too, am concerned about the national security threat posed by the export of Americans' personal data.
Congress must find ways to ensure that we are not simply transferring our obligations to future generations.
the Lummis-Gillibrand Financial Innovation Act will be reintroduced soon, and it will include an entirely new title on combatting illicit finance.
The question comes from someone who is concerned that environmental justice is being used as a term to steer resources toward low income urban areas at the expense of rural areas.
So, you mentioned the MCLs, but you also mentioned CERCLA. The role of CERCLA in this is that water systems could bear the liability costs, correct, if EPA moves forward with designating certain PFAS compounds as hazardous substances?
the Lummis-Gillibrand Financial Innovation Act will be reintroduced soon, and it will include an entirely new title on combatting illicit finance.
I, too, am concerned about the national security threat posed by the export of Americans' personal data.
The question comes from someone who is concerned that environmental justice is being used as a term to steer resources toward low income urban areas at the expense of rural areas.
So, you mentioned the MCLs, but you also mentioned CERCLA. The role of CERCLA in this is that water systems could bear the liability costs, correct, if EPA moves forward with designating certain PFAS compounds as hazardous substances?
Congress must find ways to ensure that we are not simply transferring our obligations to future generations.
It has been a true source of frustration for us that our letters requesting information go unaddressed and unanswered.
It has been a true source of frustration for us that our letters requesting information go unaddressed and unanswered.
I am proud to cosponsor the Financial Regulators Transparency Act with Chair Warren and Senators Rounds and Tillis on this Subcommittee.
I am proud to cosponsor the Financial Regulators Transparency Act with Chair Warren and Senators Rounds and Tillis on this Subcommittee.
We need to strengthen our financial watchdogs' ability to impose fines, ban bad actors from the banking industry.
We must modernize our enforcement rules to match the size and complexity of banks with billions of dollars in assets.
I have been talking to many of my colleagues about this, including the Ranking Member, and I know there is bipartisan interest.
We need to strengthen our financial watchdogs' ability to impose fines, ban bad actors from the banking industry.
I have been talking to many of my colleagues about this, including the Ranking Member, and I know there is bipartisan interest.





