Political Quotes

“This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, it appears that the Republican Party has truly fallen in line behind its standard-bearer, Donald Trump, and is content to put industry profits over the public interest. Mr. Speaker, the art of the deal should not mean putting corporate welfare over the public well- being. Mr. Speaker, our agreement is nonnegotiable. Protecting the public health is absolutely why we are here in this Congress today. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4775 is a disastrous bill that will put our most vulnerable citizens, including the elderly, the young, pregnant women, and low-income communities, at substantial risk. This bill unacceptably delays implementation of EPA's 2015 ozone standards for another 8 years, while also delaying any new evidence regarding the health implications from ozone and other harmful pollutants for at least a decade, despite what the science may say in the interval. In fact, under this legislation, not only will States be exempt from complying with the 2015 standards until 2016, but parents--our parents--and our loved ones, Mr. Speaker, will not even be informed if their communities were in violation of clean air standards until the year 2025. Mr.…”