Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the Stokes-Boehlert amendment. I went home too, and we need to understand what this bill does. Basically the bill itself cuts funding for the EPA by 34 percent. It cuts funding for enforcement by the EPA by 50 percent. But the amendment before us would make sure that we do not cut 17 programs, because the bill itself also has in it 17 programs that will not be enforced by the EPA if the amendment does not get passed. We would not be able to enforce standards of air emissions, storm water runoff, wetlands, sewer overflows, and another 13 or so numbers which are in that particular bill. Mr. Chairman, the time has come for us to pay attention to our environment. This bill as it is written now effectively eliminates environmental enforcement on a Federal level. America must not tolerate this. We must support the Stokes-Boehlert amendment.”