Political Quotes

“I say to my good friend and colleague from Washington State, in EPA's summary of the endangerment our people would face, they talk about the worsening of ground-level ozone pollution if the EPA is not allowed to enforce the law, which is what McConnell offers us today. They say: Exposure to ground-level ozone has been linked to respiratory health problems ranging from decreased lung function-- We know kids, even today, with all the progress we have made--kids who are born in areas that are close to freeways, I say to my friend, close to railroads, close to ports--have a reduced lung function. At birth, they have a lesser lung function. What are we doing? How dare people come and hurt the American people. That is what this is. This is about hurting the American people, hurting America's families, stopping the Environmental Protection Agency from cleaning up the air, cleaning up pollution. Here is this poll: 69 percent say EPA scientists--not Congress-- should set pollution standards. Yet this amendment says: EPA, get out of the picture. We do not want you. We want to do this, the politicians. Well, the people do not want this. That is why I hope we will reject this terrible amendment that endangers the people. I continue to yield for a further question.”