It's a good point. I ask my friend--that is true--why couldn't you do it when you had the House, the Senate, and the Presidency?

Mr. Speaker, the timeliness of my opportunity to speak is sometimes good, and I think this is one of them. Mr. Hensarling just spoke. I have great respect for Mr. Hensarling. He works hard. He focuses. He's philosophically well-grounded…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. On Monday the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6 p.m. on Monday. The House, on Tuesday, will meet at 9 a.m. for…

I thank my friend for yielding. Possibly. I say to my friend that, because next week is our last week and we will be recessing for the August break at that point in time, I would put Members on notice that there will be certain matters…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I will be talking to Mr. Obey tomorrow and/or Monday to get his views on consideration of those bills, and at that point in time, I will be able to give you a clearer view on how those bills will be…

I thank the gentleman. The Senate, as you know, has not completed its consideration of the supplemental and are debating other issues, some of which we sent to them, and as a matter of fact, I think some of those have the majority's…

I thank the gentleman. I am going to give him the same answer: I am not going to anticipate. I find it not a very productive endeavor to anticipate what the United States Senate will do. I have been so disappointed so often on that…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Without getting into a long colloquy, and I appreciate the gentleman's trying to truncate this, let me simply say that I think the suggestions of how we can save money, how we can bring the deficit down…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday next for morning-hour debate. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bright). Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from…

I thank my friend from California. I thank my friends from Colorado and from Wisconsin and from New York and certainly from Ohio who are on the floor here with us talking about making it in America. We believe everybody ought to be able to…

I certainly support what EPA is trying to do with these transport rules.

I am committed to working to make sure that the Federal Government's efforts keep pace with and support the hard work Maryland is doing at the State level to protect Marylanders from unhealthy air.

Despite Maryland's successful efforts to reduce in-State emissions of ground level ozone and PM2.5 causing emissions, pollution from upwind States prevents Maryland from reaching attainment under the Clean Air Act.

For this reason I appreciate that EPA is in the process of addressing the issue of air pollution transport through its new Transport Rule.

I appreciate the time and attention that you and this Subcommittee spend on this important human health issue.

It is clear to me that you do have that authority under the Clean Air Act to take additional steps provided you follow the process that the Court has indicated needs to be followed.

What more do we need to do in order to be able to achieve what science tells us we should achieve to protect the health of the people of our community?

This is clearly, I think it is required by the courts anyway.