Section 115 of the Clean Air Act is essential. It enables the United States to work with other nations to address transboundary air pollution. As we saw last year, while Canada was experiencing historic wildfires, that pollution knows no…

This amendment would allow those that pollute the Chesapeake Bay to ignore the Environmental Protection Agency's water quality standards. Restoring the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed continues to be a priority. The EPA established…

This is yet again another one of those amendments proposed by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that seeks to deny climate change and actively proposes that we do nothing. Once again, they use all kinds of terminology. They call…

To be clear, I fully support all oversight efforts and believe the mission of the inspectors general across government is vital, but I disagree with the offset and the treatment of the EPA in this bill generally. In the base bill, the EPA…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 84 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It…

In recent years, Democrats have made historic investments in environmental justice, and the EPA has already put those dollars to good use. It is unfortunate that my colleagues across the aisle continue to attack good government programs…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 83 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It…

This amendment would block an EPA rule that implements a program to further reduce air pollution, including ozone and particulate matter from heavy-duty engines and vehicles across the United States. Both of these pollutants have…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 minutes. {time} 0945

My colleague on the other side of the aisle says this is a measure to give relief to the American consumer and is pro-middle class. First off, I don't know how anyone with a straight face has a giveaway to the oil and gas industry and says…

Any time I hear one of my colleagues across the aisle say we don't need the EPA or that the actions of the EPA are extortion or retaliatory, I don't know about the specific actions that he is talking about today, but I do know, as someone…

This amendment would be detrimental to the Forest Service's ability to maintain quality fisheries and safe public drinking water. Decommissioning of roads is a critical tool in the management of the National Forest System that allows the…

We are here to protect the welfare of the American public, and this provision prevents a fair return to the American taxpayer from oil and gas leasing conducted on public lands. By prohibiting the modernization of the Mineral Leasing Act…

This amendment seeks to reduce the Fish and Wildlife Service back to fiscal year 2021 levels. The House-based bill already reduces the Service's funding by $144 million, or 8 percent below the enacted level, which would make it impossible…

I do appreciate the concerns that my colleague on the other side of the aisle expresses. Representing Maine, we are actually one of those States that receives the bad air of much of the Midwestern States. I am well aware of the concerns…

This amendment is incredibly destructive. It would result in a cut to services for active military and veterans by nearly one-third. The NEA has recently expanded its Creative Forces program outside of clinical settings into communities…

Once again, I will say that we are going to have a litany of amendments from people who don't believe in climate change no matter what they say, no matter how many times people on the other side of the aisle say, oh, no, no, I really want…

I oppose this bill because it contains 92 poison pill riders that cripple environmental protection, undermine climate change policies, add to the national debt, and include discriminatory riders targeting millions of American citizens that…