I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the Castor amendment to protect children's health, to protect the health of our older neighbors. We value the air that we breathe. H.R. 5 would inject unnecessary barriers into the ability of our environmental agencies--heck, all of the agencies of government--to protect us. When it comes to the final bill itself, if you believe in checks and balances as a foundation of our constitutionally-based government, I urge my colleagues to oppose the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1630
Kathy Castor: “I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the Castor amendment to protect children's health, to protect the health of our…”
On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
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