Lynn C. Woolsey: “It's been 274 days since the Republicans took over the House. What do we have to show for it? Well, first up, they've…”

“It's been 274 days since the Republicans took over the House. What do we have to show for it? Well, first up, they've introduced a budget that would end Medicare as we know it. Then the Republican-led House voted to take money away from NPR. Next up, they voted to make it easier to outsource jobs. And just last week, they even voted to cut programs supporting green jobs. Quite a record: not one single job-creation bill. So what's on deck for today? A bill that would allow more toxic pollutants in the air that we breathe. I'm certain, Mr. Chairman, that if we went outside and asked 100 people, would you prefer dirtier, more toxic air, we are going to get 100 ``noes.'' So why are we taking this up today? It's not because working families are clamoring for more toxins in their homes, at the workplace, or in the parks. This bill is a handout to the polluters of America. It says that their profits are more important than the health of our Nation. More asthma? Who cares. We've got to make a profit. Well, let's admit what this underlying bill is really about. It's one more break for Big Business at the expense of working families and our communities. The American people have had enough, Mr. Chairman. Let's stand up for public health. Let's stand up for common sense. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this dangerous and reckless legislation, and I urge the Republicans to get behind President Obama's jobs bill and put America back to work. Mr.…”