Henry Waxman

Even some of the most strident critics of the life science industry, including California's own ranking member Henry Waxman, agree that the FDA is perceived as being a failed agency by much of the American public.

I urge my colleagues to vote against this Latta amendment. This is a radical, extreme amendment that reverses the Clean Air Act which was signed by President Nixon, has been enforced by Democratic and Republican administrations, voted…

May I inquire how much time is left on each side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Ohio has 30 seconds remaining.

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 Kentucky will be postponed. Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Latta The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I am pleased and honored to yield 5 minutes to one of the strongest environmental champions in the House of Representatives, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).

I am pleased at this time to yield 5 minutes to the distinguished ranking member of the Energy Subcommittee, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush).

To badger them with questions that are simply sound bites for the press does not strike me as a fair way.

I requested these witnesses be brought to our committee because I do have questions I would like to ask them.

I did not appear on the Today Show. I came to this hearing directly from home.

I think our committee is better than this.

I think it is unseemly and inappropriate for members to be asking questions that we know you will not answer.

Without these drugs, patients' lives are at risk.

Recent media and other reports indicate that drug shortages are now at an unprecedented level.

My colleague, Representative DeGette, has introduced bipartisan legislation, H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011.

I am encouraged by the bipartisan nature of this effort and thank our witnesses for joining us.

This amendment would change the criteria for addressing pollution that is generated in one State but is blown by the wind and causes unhealthy air quality in a downwind State.

I am concerned that these changes would block EPA from ever reissuing the rules for air toxics.

The Whitfield amendment would ensure that power plants would not have to control toxic air pollution for at least 7 years.

We hear about job-killing regulations, and I haven't seen anybody substantiate the job-killing part of the regulations, but we know that a lot of this pollution kills people, and we have that well documented.

I have talked to Mr. Barton, and as I understand it, there is a lot of scientific research that has been peer reviewed on the question of the impact of carbon emissions, global warming, climate change, and yet Mr. Barton doesn't believe in…

When you propose a rule, you have to establish a record of the scientific basis for your findings.

I would like to offer my report to be in the record, and that is the 125 in our tally votes to weaken the Clean Air Act.

The Whitfield amendment will eviscerate the law's ability to require power plants to install modern pollution controls.

One hundred and twenty-five votes to weaken the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

We are going to pass laws... without a single moment of hearings just because some representatives want to and maybe the Republican party wants to respond to big business.