And we're grateful to see that additional investment.

I think all of us would like to see the budgets put together by the experts originally, what they think the country needs going forward.

Mr. Chairman, first of all, there are only three States in the Union that set the limit where they want Congress to set it for every State, which is $250,000. They are overriding the laws of 28 States which allow for unlimited damages…

Mr. Chairman, I thank Mr. Conyers very much for yielding. The good gentleman from Iowa invites us to believe that the laws of the States are not being overridden because some of these States don't have laws. That's right, because their…

Mr. Chairman, the floor leader has invited us to stick to the facts, so I want to stick to the facts in order to clear up some of the propaganda I have heard today for this terrible bill. First of all, it has nothing to do with…

Mr. President, I want to extend my deepest condolences to the family of Alex Villamayor, whose life was cut short 2 years ago in Paraguay. Alex was a son, brother, nephew, grandson, and friend. At just 16 years old, Alex taught us that we…

Mr. President, I want to thank Senator Wyden for his leadership on this issue and so many issues, his position as the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee. He serves this body very well, and he has done that today in outlining…

Senator Wyden is exactly right. I have met with the largest insurer in Maryland. I have gone over their rate requests for this year. They told me directly that the largest amount of their premium increase request is based upon the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank Mr. Royce and Mr. Engel for their leadership. I also want to thank Mr. McCarthy, Speaker Ryan, and Leader Pelosi for their strong support of this resolution. Mr. Speaker, I…

Mr. President, I wish to start by thanking my colleague from the State of Connecticut for bringing those powerful testimonies to the floor of the Senate. It is really important that all of us--all 100 of us--spend time back home in our…

But you agree it's really important that EPA provide accurate information to the Congress.

Could you tell this subcommittee--could you get back to this subcommittee and tell us what you found inaccurate about that website?

If I may, Madam Chairman, just along the lines of disclosure, why is it that you took down the climate change website at the EPA?

I appreciate that. So one of the issues that has arisen over and over in the last couple months is the integrity and accuracy of information coming out of the EPA.

But you would agree, would you not, that eliminating the EPA's commitment and role and funding would make it harder to achieve our goals?

Thank you, Madam Chairman.

Well, I can assure you we'll work very hard to restore that.

Madam President, first I want to thank Senator Markey for his comments. I share his concerns. I agree with what he has said about the risk factors of the bill that was announced this morning by the Republican leader and what it could do to…