Political Quotes

“Absolutely. I don't know of any medical groups that support the Paul resolution. But I do have in my hand a letter signed by many groups, which I wish to quote from. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record this important letter Senator Durbin is speaking of. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: November 4, 2011. Dear Senator: Our organizations write to express our strong opposition to S.J. Res. 27, a resolution by Senator Rand Paul that employs the Congressional Review Act to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). If enacted, S.J. Res. 27 would vacate CSAPR and the lifesaving protections it provides to the public and bar EPA from reissuing any substantially similar clean air protections without express Congressional authorization. CSAPR requires power plants to substantially reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that contribute to life-threatening particulate matter and ozone air pollution in downwind states. Ozone and particulate matter are associated with numerous adverse health effects, including lung disease, irreversible reductions in lung function, asthma attacks, aggravation of other respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and premature death. EPA estimates that CSAPR will prevent up to 34,000 premature deaths, 400,000 asthma attacks, 15,000 heart attacks, and 19,000 hospital visits each year starting in 2014.…”