Henry Waxman

I would like to yield to the author of the amendment, the gentleman from Massachusetts.

In light of that argument, I'd be pleased to yield to the gentleman from Kentucky if he's now been convinced of the rebuttal. If not, I will yield back my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman…

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

It says will not have a disproportionate negative impact or adversely affect public health. I think the language is clear enough for the President to make a finding and get the guidance on it in order to determine whether this bill should…

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…

No, I don't agree with you. First of all, it says ``adverse.'' I think adverse is pretty understandable. Adverse would be negative, negative.

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 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 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

I'll not even take that 30 seconds. This is a question of voting on the scientific conclusion, so I urge my colleagues to vote for the Schakowsky amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

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 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 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…

May I inquire, Mr. Chairman, which side has the prerogative to close? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. LaTourette). The gentleman from Kentucky has the right to close.

May I inquire if the gentleman from Kentucky has more than one speaker?

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).

It is possible to provide consumers with real, enforceable online privacy protections without killing innovation on the Internet.

Each hearing has made me more and more convinced that current law does not ensure proper privacy protections for consumer information.

I have said this before and I will say it again. We should enact comprehensive privacy legislation.

In 1998, thanks to the leadership of Representative Ed Markey and Dr. Kathryn Montgomery, Congress passed and President Clinton signed the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

There is no question that the Obama administration has carefully examined the Federal budget to eliminate wasteful spending.

If it is about whether the Obama administration has scrutinized the Federal budget to eliminate wasteful spending, this is an important hearing and I support it.

Our grandchildren won't remember if we are Democrat or Republican, but we are going to remember did we save the industry that could have saved their lives?

Mr. President, if you don't do it for me, do it for my children and do it for my grandchildren.

I can assure you that our members would reinforce the fact that this is correct.