Henry Waxman actually said...

"I don't know where he got that figure, but do you have any idea of that could be accurate?"

"I don't know about you all but this is an epidemic in our country, the rates of asthma and heart disease."

"what is the greater public health threat, the tons of mercury coming out of cement kilns that are being sent right up into the atmosphere or light bulbs?"

"Cement. Well, I am glad that the Republicans can hear that. Cement is a greater threat because we have heard so much concern about light bulbs from them this year and mercury."