On the recordMarch 8, 2012
The letter from ABMA strongly says the following: ``We urge Senators to oppose the EPA Regulatory Relief Act.'' This is business. This is American business, made in America. The American Boiler Manufacturers Association: ``We encourage Senators to vote it down.'' I have that letter, and that is what they say. My friend from Maine said it is not technically feasible to clean up these poisons. They said anyone who tells you it is not technically achievable by real world boilers ``doesn't know what they are talking about.'' This is not me speaking. I didn't say that. This is what the American Boiler Manufacturers Association said. So everywhere we look, when it comes to this vote, it says: Vote no, vote no, vote no. At a minimum, we should do no harm to our people's health. We have it in our hands now to stop a permanent rollback not just of the rule--that is a delay--but a permanent rollback of standards for the most poisonous pollutants there are: chromium, arsenic, mercury, lead, benzene, toxic soot. I would say all the arguments we have heard do not hold water. In closing, let me say this: The polls on this are as clear as they can be. The people want us to get out of the way and allow the Environmental Protection Agency to do its work. Lisa Jackson is not a radical person. She is one of the most--how can I say--she is a coalition-building type of person. She is someone who reaches out.…
