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Nita Lowey
@nitalowey· Democratic · NY· Apr 1, 2014

I strongly support Promise Neighborhoods. It is vital to comprehensively serve an entire neighborhood and create a pipeline of programs for children.

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John Shimkus
@johnshimkus· Republican · IL· Apr 1, 2014

It is our analysis, there is no statutory authority to implement an enforceable permit program.

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John Shimkus
@johnshimkus· Republican · IL· Apr 1, 2014

Do you use current authority to collect user fees to carry out TSCA?

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John Shimkus
@johnshimkus· Republican · IL· Apr 1, 2014

I would encourage you as we work through this process, prioritization, I think it is a have-to, and this is something we can do.

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John Shimkus
@johnshimkus· Republican · IL· Apr 1, 2014

Does EPA have the expertise and the capability to prioritize substances in commerce for further review and assessment?

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John Shimkus
@johnshimkus· Republican · IL· Apr 1, 2014

How many work plan chemicals has EPA completed action on so far and how many in fiscal 2014?

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John Shimkus
@johnshimkus· Republican · IL· Apr 1, 2014

This bill is really an antihuman rights bill, I think.

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John Shimkus
@johnshimkus· Republican · IL· Apr 1, 2014

I think it is important for us to get it right, and I think we have got to have comfort with this.

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John Shimkus
@johnshimkus· Republican · IL· Apr 1, 2014

We take an oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. We take that seriously.

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John Shimkus
@johnshimkus· Republican · IL· Apr 1, 2014

And I would just end, Joe Barton stole the phrase I was going to use from Ronald Reagan, trust but verify.

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John Shimkus
@johnshimkus· Republican · IL· Apr 1, 2014

I find it hard to believe that the most transparent Administration in the history of the universe would not want the Congress to be informed on how this process would work.

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Apr 1, 2014

I share NTIA's belief that this temporary stewardship should come to an end in the near future.

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Apr 1, 2014

This is a critical opportunity to reaffirm the United States' commitment to a multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance and policy-making.

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Apr 1, 2014

The United States continues to stand up for the multi-stakeholder model time and again in international forums.

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Apr 1, 2014

Our efforts should be seen as a vote of confidence that the successful bottom-up decentralized model will continue to preserve and protect the Internet.

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Apr 1, 2014

Nor can I overstate the threat from foreign governments who seek to control, tax, censor, and otherwise impose their own agendas on the Internet.

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Apr 1, 2014

If there are not sufficient safeguards in place to prevent foreign government intrusion, then this concept should go no further.

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Greg Walden
@gregwalden· Republican · OR· Apr 1, 2014

That's why the House has unanimously passed both a resolution and legislation that affirm our policy that the United States should promote a global Internet, free from government control.

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