Chaired a hearing. Senator rounds good morning. The subcommittee on superfund Waste Management oversight is meeting today to conduct a hearing entitled oversight of the u. S. Environmental protection agencys Superfund Program. We will hear testimony from witnesses with involvement in cleaning up superfund sites. They will discuss their expenses in working with the epa, state government, and local committees to clean up these sites as well as offer suggestions on how cleanups can be completed quicker and more efficiently while best utilizing taxpayer dollars. Since 1980, the comprehensive environmental sponsor of an Liability Act has been a cornerstone of our hazard Waste Management program. Superfund was enacted by congress to give the federal Government Authority to clean up contaminated and Hazardous Waste sites and is fun to oil spills and natural disasters. The program created a trust fund that is dedicated to cleaning up site and gives the agency to work with and responsible parti
Good morning. Subcommittee on superfund raced the is Waste Management is meeting today to discuss hearing entitled oversight of the us Environmental Protection agencys Superfund Program. Today we will hear testimony from witnesses with extensive involvement cleaning up superfund sites. Our witnesses will discuss experiences working with epa, State Government and local communities to clean up and repurpose these sites as well as offer suggestions how cleanups can be completed quicker and more efficiently while utilizing taxpayer dollars. Since 1980 the comprehensive Environmental Response and Liability Act has been a cornerstone of the nations hazardous Waste Management program. It was enacted by congress to give the federal government the authority to clean up contaminated and Hazardous Waste sites and respond to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters. The program created a trust fund dedicated to cleaning up abandoned waste site and give the Agency Authority to wo
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[background noises] [inaudible conversations] [background noises] the committee will come back to order. I now recognize mr. Buchanan from florida. Think it mr. Chairman appreciate the opportunity we also want to thank our witnesses by note ms. Hilton a lot of other offices on the helper you are relentless grandfather 10 children nine and under. I read the country is made up of 25 are kids. They make up one 100 the future so that your work and the Committee Work is huge. I just ask you what i think i tu been involved with nine different states the potential impacts and we can help you and others get the best return for that tax a pair have the biggest impact in terms of the kids in the country. To push in one direction or another. You would be a couple of big things we can make a big difference to weigh in on . Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words and i appreciate your question. I work at the federal and state level to enact change. At the federal level will be reauthorized