Political Quotes

“I want to thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I want to share with the Members of this body the administration's position on this particular bill that is under discussion right now. This is a Statement of Administration Policy: ``The administration strongly opposes H.R. 1633. As drafted, this bill would create serious problems for implementing Clean Air Act public health protections that have been in place for years while adding uncertainty for businesses and States. The bill, therefore, goes far beyond its stated intent of prohibiting the EPA from tightening national standards for coarse particles, which the administration has repeatedly explained that it has no intention of doing.'' It goes on to say: ``This ambiguously written bill would create high levels of regulatory uncertainty regarding emission control requirements that have been in place for years. Specifically, the bill's exclusion from the entire CAA of a new class of air pollutants called `nuisance dust,' an imprecise and scientifically undefined term, could be used to roll back existing public health protection limiting pollution from mining operations, industrial activities, and possibly other sources.…”