Henry Waxman

We should build on both of these bipartisan efforts.

We have just four years to take serious actions to reduce carbon pollution, or we will be locked into a path forward that will lead to devastating climate change.

Cost effective energy efficiency measures using technology available today could reduce expected future energy use by over 40 percent.

If we invest now in energy efficiency, we can give ourselves more time.

We have just 4 years to take serious actions to reduce carbon pollution, or we will be locked into a path forward that will lead to devastating climate change.

Energy efficiency is good for consumers, good for business, good for our economy and job creation, and good for fighting dangerous climate change.

At its heart, energy efficiency is about reducing waste. Doing more with less.

And my colleagues, today, 22 Members of the House have banded together to create a Safe Climate Caucus to end the conspiracy of silence in this House of Representatives about the dangers of climate change and the Republican denial of its…

After enduring public ridicule, the legislature succeeded in blocking the Coastal Resources Commission from estimating rates of sea-level change until July 1, 2016.

The bill that was introduced would have precluded the commission from planning for anything other than 8 inches of sea-level rise.

I thank the Chairman for calling this hearing so that we can examine the way federal and state regulators work together to protect public health and the environment.

Budget cuts that undermine implementation of our environmental statutes are penny wise and pound foolish.

Despite these successes, there have been recent proposals to abandon the proven models and abdicate responsibilities to the States.

Without Federal technical assistance and funding, States may be unable to maintain their delegated programs.

This model has worked. States have received delegation for over 96 percent of the environmental programs that can be delegated.

We look forward to working on a bipartisan basis to get things done.

I congratulate you on this hearing and taking over this chairmanship.

We shouldn't have this SGR threat hanging over us every year.

I am pleased the chairman is moving forward with this hearing early in this Congress.

It is no longer acceptable to accept the status quo.

Medicare is vital to the health of seniors in our country, and physicians are a vital part of Medicare.

The only thing I have seen out of that--we provide hospitalization for our employees. Our insurance cost just went up 20 percent a year for the last 2 years.

We need that. But when something is enacted, get to it, then, on specifically what we have got to do about that.

Manufacturing is also a key building block for a strong and stable middle class in this country.

In my home State of California, the manufacturing sector adds more than $200 billion to the economy.