Mar 5, 2014
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take effect when the…
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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Mar 5, 2014
May I inquire who closes the debate on this amendment? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has the right to close.
Mar 5, 2014
House Republicans are telling us greenhouse gas emissions are falling in the United States. They suggest the U.S. doesn't need to do anything more about climate change, but they couldn't be more wrong. A couple of years ago when the…
Mar 5, 2014
I didn't speak on the last amendment. I didn't think that last amendment did anything worse than the bill already does. This amendment modifies a section of the underlying bill which requires EPA to report to Congress on the economic…
Mar 5, 2014
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. {time} 1815
Mar 5, 2014
May I inquire how much time we have remaining on each side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 4 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Kentucky has 4 minutes remaining.
Mar 5, 2014
President Obama reached out to the Congress, to the Republican majority of this House, and he said: Let's work on ideas that could help us deal with this problem of climate change. But he also said he wanted to make it very clear that, if…
Mar 5, 2014
The underlying bill, H.R. 3826, is a radical rewrite of the Clean Air Act. It effectively repeals the EPA's existing authority to address carbon pollution from coal-powered plants. It says that EPA cannot set a standard for new plants…
Mar 5, 2014
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I just want to say that it was unfortunate to make a reference personally to Gina McCarthy, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, on her listening tour. The Republicans…
Mar 5, 2014
May I inquire how much time we have on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 7 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Kentucky has 12 minutes remaining.
Mar 5, 2014
I want to point out that the speakers in favor of this bill describe themselves as part of the coal-producing regions of the country. They are representing, they think, the coal-producing regions of the country because they fear, if the…
Mar 5, 2014
I don't know how to oppose this amendment because it doesn't seem to make the underlying bill any worse. The problem is this: The bill requires that, before a new standard for coal-powered plants is set, there has to be six coal-powered…
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