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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 want to reclaim my time because the gentleman is absolutely correct. There is no end point to when there would be compliance so that we can get the health benefits because of that compliance. But let's go through the bill again. The bill…
For decades, regulated industry has claimed that EPA rules are not worth the cost. For decades, they've pushed laws and executive orders to require more and more detailed cost-benefit analyses. So now, that's what EPA does for every major…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 21 Offered by Mr. Pallone
I do want to respond to the gentleman who just spoke about how they're going to shut down these plants. Why do they have to shut down the plants? If they have to put in a control technology that's already being used somewhere else in the…
And my colleagues, chronic exposure to carcinogens, neurotoxins, and other dangerous chemicals can take a terrible toll on people's health, particularly in communities that live in the shadows of major sources of pollution. I have next to…
I offer an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following section: SEC. 6. PROTECTION FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN. Notwithstanding any…
I have in front of me the bill, and it says, whatever regulations the EPA is proposing--and it's taken them a decade to finally come up with these regulations--it'll be null and void. It will have no force of action. It will be treated as…
I want to put this bill in the perspective of what the House has been doing on the environment. The House has voted 136 times this Congress to block action to address climate change, to halt efforts to reduce air and water pollution, to…
I want to at this point yield 5 minutes to the very distinguished ranking member of the Subcommittee on Energy, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush).
Reclaiming my time, I think the public has a right to know, and I don't think the Congress of the United States ought to deny them that information. As I heard the argument from the gentleman from Kentucky, it's already been evaluated and…
First, this amendment simply adds a congressional finding that Federal agencies should support ongoing efforts to reduce Americans' exposure to mercury. This seems to me a no-brainer. For the past 30 years, under both the Democrats and the…
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