Ritchie Torres

“Mr. Speaker, I am deeply grateful to Chair Guthrie, Ranking Member Pallone, Chair Bilirakis, and all the members of the Energy and Commerce Committee for their support. I am equally grateful to my partners in this effort, Congress Members Yvette Clarke, Andrew Garbarino, and Nick Langworthy. At the heart of our legislative progress has been the tireless advocacy of the FDNY, the finest and bravest fire department in the Nation. The sheer speed and scale of destruction caused by a lithium-ion battery fire is nothing short of staggering.”