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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.
I yield myself 2 minutes. I want to acknowledge that the gentleman from Oregon is pointing out a real problem for his district, but it is a unique problem in his district because the limestone that's used in the kiln has a high content of…
I would yield to the gentleman from Tennessee if he wishes to make any further statements.
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).
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.
I offer an amendment. 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 section: SEC. 6. PROTECTION FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN. Notwithstanding any…
And my colleagues, chronic exposure to carcinogens, neurotoxins, and other dangerous chemicals can take a terrible toll on people's health, particularly in communities that live in the shadows of major sources of pollution. I have next to…
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…
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
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.
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
And my colleagues, this amendment simply states the finding of the science. It simply says that Congress finds that mercury released into the ambient air from cement kilns, addressed by these rules listed in 2(b) of this act, is a potent…
I oppose this bill on substantive grounds because it nullifies EPA's rules to cut toxic pollution from cement kilns and threatens EPA's ability to reissue rules that are protective of public health. And we certainly had an exhaustive…
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 want to put this bill in the perspective of what the House has been doing on the environment. The House has voted 136 times this Congress to block action to address climate change, to halt efforts to reduce air and water pollution, to…
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…
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.
I have said this before and I will say it again. We should enact comprehensive privacy legislation.
Each hearing has made me more and more convinced that current law does not ensure proper privacy protections for consumer information.
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.
It is possible to provide consumers with real, enforceable online privacy protections without killing innovation on the Internet.
There is no question that the Obama administration has carefully examined the Federal budget to eliminate wasteful spending.
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.
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.
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