Gus Bilirakis: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate it. And, again, I want to thank you for holding this very important hearing and…”

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge support for my bill, the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act, better known as the WIPPES Act. This commonsense, bipartisan bill addresses a costly and growing…

I urge a ``yes'' vote. I thank my colleagues, Representative Castor from the State of Florida, and, of course, Mr. Balderson from the great State of Ohio for sponsoring the bill. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage, and I yield back the balance of…

This is a bipartisan bill. As far as I am concerned, it is a no-brainer. We need to get it over to the Senate as soon as possible to save lives. Mr. Speaker, in closing, again, I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this particular bill, and I…

I appreciate the remarks of the gentlewoman from Illinois. I just want to say it has been great working with Representative Schakowsky on a number of bills over the years. She has really been very cooperative, and we are doing good things…