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the FIRE Act is a bad faith attempt by Republicans to let industry pollute without consequence under the guise of expanding the use of prescribed fire. In reality, it would allow everyday occurrences, like hot days and droughts, to be…
The EPA promulgated an exceptional events rule in 2016 to allow States and Tribes to use prescribed burns for fire management and exempt emissions from wildfire from regulatory requirements. This was reinforced by a 2025 EPA memo titled…
Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleagues of the cost of air pollution to the American people because it seems they are only focused on the cost to their polluter friends. More than 26 million people, including over 4.5 million…
I cannot overemphasize the level of enthusiasm that I and the New Jersey delegation express today on the swearing in of Congresswoman Mejia. I cannot. We are so enthusiastic, and I think you can tell from her own constituents who came here…
good evening. It is a privilege and an honor to stand before this Chamber. We, the privileged few, are honored with the responsibility to represent the interests of our fellow Americans at home and across the world. I thank my new…
The RED Tape Act would exempt major Federal projects and regulations from any scrutiny of their impacts on air quality and public health from EPA experts. The bill would also make the permitting process less transparent by removing the…
The FENCES Act, Mr. Speaker, is a bad faith attempt by Republicans to use accounting gimmicks to make areas with bad air quality appear safe at the expense of our communities. I hear from my Republican colleagues all the time that the…
there is something awful going on here in the U.S. Senate, and people should focus on it right now. The Senate is not doing their job. And we see a President unilaterally going off to fight a war--to declare war without any authority from…
I have listened carefully to my colleagues who have come down to oppose this War Powers Resolution that I am bringing up right now. I have listened with an open heart because many of them I have worked with on Middle East issues…
I rise today to share the sentiments of my constituents in the 12th Congressional District in New Jersey. They are furious. The President's war in Iran is one of the greatest foreign policy blunders in American history. It is a war of…
to my colleagues in the Senate, to the Senate President, to all those assembled here, I am rising to give this speech, and I feel such privilege because I get to recognize someone whose work most Americans never see but whose contribution…
let us be clear about what is happening right now. The United States is confronting a regime that has spent decades chanting ``Death to America;'' a regime whose proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis, just to name a few, have been…
Mr. Speaker, for far too long, Iran has held the world hostage with its nuclear threats, unbridled violence and hate, pervasive use of torture and rape, and Nazi-like anti-Semitism. Iran is the world's worst state sponsor of terrorism. All…
Last night, the President finally admitted that the American public is concerned about the price increases. If you care about affordability, why would you repeal a rebate program that helps Americans with their electricity bills, which is…
Mr. Speaker, I rise again in strong opposition to this bill. Tonight, President Trump will be in this very Chamber to deliver his State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. We will continue to hear a series of mistruths…
I will say, first of all, that energy conservation standards are not bans. We have to keep repeating this over and over because Republicans are adamant about misleading the public. Energy conservation standards improve the efficiency of…
Madam Speaker, we all know that American families are struggling to make ends meet. President Trump promised to cut energy bills in half in his first year, but that has not happened. In fact, electricity prices are up by 13 percent across…
I have said for months that no one is safe in Trump's America. From New Jersey to Minnesota, mothers, fathers, children--no one is safe. We have seen people like Greg Bovino and his masked paramilitaries come into our communities and cause…