Jerry Lewis: “There is a need for this sort of continued and ongoing careful research, and further, I can say that there are…”

“There is a need for this sort of continued and ongoing careful research, and further, I can say that there are additional funds available above and beyond the Presidential request. There are some $40 million, $35 million of those for PM standard evaluation and the balance for ozone. My concerns are very similar to the gentleman's and, if he would continue to yield, let me say that by way of background the gentleman from California [Mr. Brown] and I share one of the most heavily impacted areas in the country in terms of problems with air quality. We have spent considerable time attempting to implement past regulations and, indeed, are having an effect upon air quality in the southland. I cannot tell my colleague whether we need additional, more difficult regulations or not, but I am very much convinced that there is a need for a better base of scientific work, and thereby I very much appreciate the gentleman's comments.”