I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Waxman

This amendment says that the President, whoever that President is or will be, would certify that implementation of the act will not adversely affect public health in the country and will not have a disproportionate impact, a negative…

Well, negative to air pollution. We're talking about air pollution, the harm from air pollution. We are talking about asthma, cancer. Toxic pollutants can cause brain damage. We're not talking about some inconvenience to them. We're…

As the designee of the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), I offer an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: After section 1, insert the following section (and…

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. 16 Offered by Mr. Waxman

I oppose this bill on substantive grounds because it nullifies EPA's rules to cut toxic pollution from cement kilns and threatens EPA's ability to reissue rules that are protective of public health. And we certainly had an exhaustive…

And my colleagues, this amendment simply states the finding of the science. It simply says that Congress finds that mercury released into the ambient air from cement kilns, addressed by these rules listed in 2(b) of this act, is a potent…

This amendment was going to be offered by Mr. Markey, and he strongly supports it, and I want to offer it in his place. Power plants, cement kilns, incinerators, manufacturing facilities, and other industrial sources release toxic mercury…

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. 7 Offered by Mr. Rush

I would yield to the gentleman from Tennessee if he wishes to make any further statements.

Reclaiming my time, I did understand you to say that, and I just can't think of that as a credible statement because we've already had a drop of nearly 50 percent since 2006 of cement in the United States. That didn't mean we brought in…

I yield myself 2 minutes. I want to acknowledge that the gentleman from Oregon is pointing out a real problem for his district, but it is a unique problem in his district because the limestone that's used in the kiln has a high content of…