if I had been here I would like the record to show I would have opposed the rule to H.R. 3425, the Department of Environmental Protection Act. Unfortunately, due to illness I was unable to travel to Washington, DC from my district for this important issue. The recommended rule precluded this body from addressing the issue of requiring future environmental regulations to be based on risk assessment, therefore, I would have opposed the rule.
The speaker expresses opposition to a rule regarding environmental regulations due to illness preventing attendance.
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