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Henry Waxman is a former U.S. Representative from California, serving from 1975 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his work on health care, environmental policy, and consumer protection. During his tenure, Waxman played a key role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and was a prominent advocate for climate change legislation. He chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he focused on issues such as tobacco regulation and health care reform.
I yield the gentlelady an additional 30 seconds. Ms. DeGETTE. I am committed to strengthening this law so that we never have any other tragedy such as what Mr. Griffith discussed, where we have a Doug Wingate who right now is missing his…
On Friday, the world's best scientists rendered a conclusive verdict: climate change is real, it is caused by human activity, and its consequences will be catastrophic. What the scientists are telling us is that evidence is now just as…
Today, the Safe Climate Caucus held a remarkable forum. It was the first time in Congress that individuals were invited to talk about the personal hardships they have experienced as a result of climate change. We heard from witnesses from…
I thank the gentleman for yielding me time to speak against this bill. The American public should know what this bill is all about. It is the 41st attempt in the House to repeal and confuse the American people about the Affordable Care…
This is a do-nothing Congress. It is absolutely pathetic. There are millions of people unemployed. Are we working to create jobs for them? No. If they don't have jobs, we're not trying to help them. But what we're doing today for the 40th…
And my colleagues, in an op-ed in The New York Times this morning, four former EPA administrators appeal for action on climate change, stating: The United States must move now on substantive steps to curb climate change. I think this House…
The fact of the matter is that EPA does not have this underlying data. It doesn't belong to EPA. It belongs to the scientists who did the study. Consider this issue in a different context. If a pharmaceutical manufacturer wants to bring a…
And my colleagues, as I rise in opposition to this amendment, the supporters would claim that it's about transparency. What it's really about is not transparency. It's about a way to block or delay critical EPA rules. That's what this…
And my colleagues, this is not my philosophy that would lead me to urge that we reduce carbon emissions. It's based on the science. Thousands of peer-reviewed scientific studies have indicated that carbon causes problems. It causes health…
I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. =========================== NOTE =========================== August 1, 2013, on page H5292, the following appeared: The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that…
The Murphy amendment denies that carbon pollution is harmful. It prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from considering the costs of climate change when analyzing the impacts of its rules. According to this amendment, the cost of…
I thank the gentlelady for yielding to me some time to talk about one specific bill that this rule would allow the House to consider. Mr. Speaker, I would urge a ``no'' vote on the rule and a ``no'' vote on the underlying bill. It's called…
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