On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
I appreciate the gentleman yielding me the additional time. Madam Speaker, I am pleased that today's package includes my legislation, the Smoke Planning and Research Act. I talked about the fires, but what everyone needs to understand is what is so deadly about the wildfire smoke. The poisonous particulates are very dangerous for children because their lungs are still developing, very dangerous for seniors, very dangerous for anyone to breathe, because it is a form of poison. We know that the smoke travels not only hundreds of miles, but thousands of miles. So this legislation funds the EPA and leading universities to study the public health effects of wildfire smoke, and I am so pleased that it is in the bill. Madam Speaker, I want to thank the chairman for including it. I also want to thank Speaker Pelosi, who saw the merits of addressing this particular issue, and that it is, today, part of this critically needed clean energy package.
