Political Quotes

“I support this amendment, and I want to congratulate the gentlelady from California for offering this amendment. Her constituents should be rightfully proud of the fact that she is fighting for them and for the good health of the American people. Her amendment recognizes the fact that we've made great progress on air pollution in this country because we've had a strong Clean Air Act and because we've let EPA do its job under both Democratic and Republican administrations. But let's not pretend that the job is done. In the 10 worst polluted areas--these are the worst polluted, nonattainment areas in the country--every day, people are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution, and they're going to emergency rooms because the air outside is making them sick. And every day, some are dying before their time. In the summer, cities and towns across the country have red alerts, and moms are afraid to let their kids play outside. There's something fundamentally wrong with that. Despite the progress we've made, we need to make sure that we cut these air pollutants that are very, very harmful. We've been talking a lot today about mercury, but the EPA boiler rules would reduce the emissions of fine particle pollution, which can lodge deep in the lungs and cause serious health effects. Living in the United States should not be a health risk, and I hope that we will not vote to nullify these EPA boiler rules and also nullify the health benefits in these various polluted areas. Mr.…”