We know that ground-level ozone, often referred to as smog, results in dangerous air pollution that is extremely harmful to human health.

we are the environment committee. We are not the pollution committee. We are supposed to protect people from harmful pollution

It is very clear that while the aggregate emissions of common air pollutants dropped 72 percent, the U.S. Domestic Product grew 219 percent.

To sit here and say there are going to be no jobs and no development as you meet the standards is totally false.

We are here to make life better for people, not to fight for the polluters, period, end of quote.

If you really want to look at what happens when there is no regulation on air, look at communist China, look at communist Eastern Europe.

The debate in this committee continues. It is a healthy one, by the way.

How out of step can you be than to move forward with a bill that is going to stop us from protecting the health of our families?

As Senator Markey said, and as I have proven with my documents, that is so much baloney.

I wish the whole Country could have seen this panel. You are all so good.

Scientists overwhelmingly agree that EPA needs to adopt a stricter standard to protect the health of the American people, especially our children and the elderly.

The Clean Air Act requires... that these standards be set solely on the best available health science.