I urge my colleagues to vote against this Latta amendment. This is a radical, extreme amendment that reverses the Clean Air Act which was signed by President Nixon, has been enforced by Democratic and Republican administrations, voted almost unanimously on a bipartisan basis in the House and the Senate, and it would strip away the goalposts of achieving health-based standards. I think to have only 10 minutes to debate on this extreme proposal is an affront to the legislative process. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.'' I yield back the balance of my time.
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