Henry Waxman: “I congratulate you on this hearing and taking over this chairmanship.”

I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Ralph Hall, particularly for his earlier years in the House of Representatives when he was a Democrat. He came on the Energy and Commerce Committee early. We sometimes think about Democrats…

I believe it is critical that our actions be based on science...

No Nation ever yet found any inconvenience from too close an inspection into the conduct of its officers.

Subsection 3(b) creates a loophole in the Clean Air Act that allows new facilities to meet old air quality standards. This means more pollution will enter the air, and it will be harder to clean up. When one facility is allowed to pollute…