Thank you very much. And thank you for that very powerful statement, Congresswoman Jackson Lee, and also for reminding us that this is a global response and the United States is leading. General Leave

Once again, our thoughts and our prayers go out to the people of Haiti, to the Haitian American community, to all of those, our American citizens, all of those who have been impacted by this horrible, horrific earthquake.

Thank you very much, Congressman Payne. Let me thank you for that presentation and also for putting Haiti in a historical context. It is important that we recognize and remember the history of how our foreign policy and our relations with…

We, tonight, would like to ask the Speaker if we could keep the record open for 5 days for those who would like to add their statements to the record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from…

As Chair of the 42-member Congressional Black Caucus, let me first begin by saying that our thoughts and our prayers go out to the people of Haiti and the Haitian-American community, those Americans and others in Haiti affected by this…

I don't see anything happening. I don't. I don't see it.

Your job is to protect human health at the beach, at the drinking water tap. It is not one or the other.

Do you think they should make their documents public, this working group, the Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Working Group?

EPA in particular has failed to adequately address this problem.

Unacceptable. That is not what the law requires of you.

I just wanted to thank Senator Lautenberg for his extraordinary leadership on this and so many environmental issues.

EPA now says it is not prepared to require drinking water systems to monitor for pharmaceuticals.

Have they made the documents public? It is my understanding they have made no documents public.

Do you think our families have a right to know what is in their drinking water?

I believe the public is really smart. And I believe moms and dads really understand what it means to drink safe water and water that makes them sick.

EPA has failed to require the needed testing to determine the effects of these chemicals at low levels.

Get together. Get together. After this AP story scared everybody, including you, you said you are concerned...

I think it speaks for itself, with open checkbook for Iraq, open checkbook for them, but we can't find a few dollars here to protect the public from what could be a threat to pregnant women and children.