Kathy Castor: “It is not time to retreat.”

the bill also says it would gut the ability of manufacturers, consumer groups, and others to arrive at consensus. Most of what happens when the Department of Energy goes to update energy efficiency standards is that everyone gets together…

It's wrong and fiscally unwise—and will set children back at a time that they need support.

This simply is not business as usual today. They bring a bill, H.R. 27, in an effort to paper over the crisis that is going on out there. Mr. Speaker, I just have to ask my Republican colleagues, because we have so few opportunities to do…

I urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 7213, and I yield back the balance of my time.