Henry Waxman

For a year I have been asking a simple question: Who benefits from this extraordinary Congressional intervention in the regulatory process?

President Obama listened to differing views of American citizens and made a responsible decision.

The American people will bear the risks, and Big Oil will reap the rewards.

These jobs would be around for 2 years. TransCanada said it is going to be 20,000 jobs, or over 100,000.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from California, the next chair of the Telecommunications Subcommittee, Ms. Eshoo.

I am pleased at this time to yield 2 minutes to the man who's going to be the chairman of the Health Subcommittee when the public gets a chance next year to vote out the Keystone Kops overreaching Republicans who are doing it again to the…

The broader group said don't do anything, or if you are going to do something, do it in a very small rollout, just as Congressman Waxman was talking about.

I am pleased that the subcommittee is holding this timely hearing on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN.

I wanted to say to the gentleman from Arizona that I think his amendment makes a great deal of sense. It complies with what, I think, the EPA ought to do under these exceptional circumstances, and we are prepared to accept his amendment. I…

Farm dust is not the same thing as pollution from a mine. My amendment would exclude pollution from a mine from this legislation so that it stays under EPA regulation under the Clean Air Act, as it is today. There is no reason to give…

The standard that's in place has been in place since 1987 when Reagan was President. It has not been changed. Suddenly there is a made-up fear that it's going to be changed and, therefore, we have the legislation that's before us. We hear…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to an important member of our committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Green). (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the leading Democrat on the Energy Committee, the ranking member, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush).

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to our senior member on the committee and former chairman of our committee, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell). (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

When we hear about these jobs, we are hearing estimates based on a long period of time.

Well, this is a lot different than the Alaska pipeline because the Alaska pipeline was taking oil, and it was taking it through not very populated areas. This is a different kind of pipeline because it is going to take the dirtiest source…

The question of the decision to go ahead with this pipeline is a serious one, and I think we need to fully understand the implications of approving energy infrastructure that is going to last for decades.

The only way Republicans can deal with the fact that some people have some questions about the pipeline is that it is a conspiracy, there is some hidden agenda, it is all politics.

I think it is a perfectly important, legitimate concern and shouldn't be just dismissed by the Republicans.

The answer lies in increased investment in the research and development of clean oil alternative energy products.

Our goal is not to switch seats on a sinking ship.

The obvious destruction and contamination of northern Canada, along with the safety challenges, health, and environmental risks to the American people of such a pipeline, is enormous.

I agree with President Obama; he got it right when he said we need to take the time to understand the impact of this project and not rush to build.

Our new economic growth and our national security will be determined by whether we succeed in building these new industries.