Jul 9, 2012
We cannot afford to ignore climate change in the development of our energy policies. The two are inextricably linked.
Henry Waxman
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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.
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Jul 9, 2012
This topic is important for the Nation's environmental and economic health, and our national security.
Jun 28, 2012
That is because the Tailoring Rule ensures that only the largest sources of greenhouse gases are currently subject to permitting requirements.
Jun 28, 2012
The court found that the body of scientific evidence that EPA had marshalled to make its endangerment finding was substantial.
Jun 28, 2012
At the hearing last week, we heard dire predictions about the effect of regulating carbon pollution under the Clean Air Act.
Jun 28, 2012
For the past 18 months, we have heard repeated claims that EPA's actions on greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act were not authorized by law and would cause calamitous effects.
Jun 28, 2012
The question we should be asking is not what we can do to stop reasonable regulation but how we can help the families whose homes are being burned in Colorado Springs and flooded in St. Petersburg and how we can help the families who are…
Jun 28, 2012
EPA's interpretation of the governing Clean Air Act provisions is 'unambiguously correct.'
Jun 28, 2012
This willful blindness may enrich oil companies and other big polluters, but it is reckless, and it is dangerous.
Jun 28, 2012
It is hard to escape the conclusion that the U.S. Congress has entered the intellectual wilderness.
Jun 28, 2012
There is no way to govern responsibly if you refuse to accept the findings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Jun 28, 2012
The House Republicans have made this the most anti-environment House in history.
Jun 28, 2012
I would respectfully submit that if they are losing their jobs, it is not because of regulation.
Jun 26, 2012
I was the only member of the committee back in the 1980s that voted against the re-regulation of cable.
Jun 26, 2012
Digital technology and broadband Internet access are dramatically altering how video content is produced, delivered and consumed.
Jun 20, 2012
A waiver request does not have to come from a public entity. It can come from elsewhere as well. I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey). {time} 2010
Jun 20, 2012
But you claim that it's going to increase it by many dollars, and I think you're incorrect.
Jun 20, 2012
There is a regulation for Tier 3 standards for automobiles that will reduce sulfur and other emissions that are very harmful. EPA's analysis says that will contribute a penny per gallon for gasoline. That is the kind of rule that would be…
Jun 20, 2012
That is your fear? Mr. McKINLEY. There is a stigma associated with the misinformation that's been disseminated. That's correct.
Jun 20, 2012
Is your fear that, if the EPA regulates coal ash and it's called hazardous, that that designation will be a stigma and will lead to the nonuse of coal ash by construction companies as a building material? Mr. McKINLEY. Mr. Waxman, I…
Jun 20, 2012
I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes of the remaining time to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Critz).
Jun 20, 2012
I now have the pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Quigley).
Jun 20, 2012
At this time I'd like to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush), the ranking member of the Energy Subcommittee.
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