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Bobby Rush is a former U.S. Representative from Illinois, serving from January 5, 1993, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Rush was known for his advocacy on issues related to children's safety and consumer protection. He worked closely with colleagues to strengthen agencies responsible for safeguarding children and emphasized the need for legislative changes to ensure the safety of products available to families. Rush's tenure in Congress was marked by his commitment to social justice and community empowerment, reflecting his deep roots in the civil rights movement.
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Holt The Acting CHAIR. It is now…
I am so glad you used the story and told the story of your neighbor, because your neighbor is not unlike my neighbors. They're suffering from unemployment; they're suffering from high gas prices. But what confuses me and what's gotten me…
Title V of H.R. 4348 fails to protect communities and their drinking water from toxic coal ash or from another messy spill like the disaster that occurred in Kingston, Tennessee, in 2008. Mr. Speaker, let me conclude by saying that my…
Has the Obama administration, in your opinion, ever engaged in a war on coal?
The Republican Party has a choice. It could continue down the path of science denial...
It is simply not acceptable, and I think we have an obligation and responsibility to work tirelessly with our colleagues to stop these policies that destroy jobs and will increase consumer electricity prices.
It does seem to be an EPA-fulfilled prophecy that no new coal plants will be built in this country.
The EPA's disapproval was based on purported nonconformity with three extra-statutory standards that the EPA created out of whole cloth.
The position taken in this case by the Federal Government would have put the property rights of ordinary Americans entirely at the mercy of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Can you imagine that? They are jeopardizing homes along their coast because accepting reality would conflict with their political ideology.
The Republicans have also said no to clean energy, which would grow jobs and the economy.
When it comes to climate change, the Republicans are giving new meaning to the phrase, 'just say no.'
I have to respond to my friend from Texas's remarks. I mean, there is no basis for his allegations or his request for inquiry to the White House, and I don't know what that is based on.
EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency, not the Every Problem in America Agency.
Mr. Chairman, in the course of this hearing I referenced an article in the Chicago Tribune dated June 6, 2012.
This committee and the Congress should adopt the concurrent resolution, H.CON.RES.121 sponsored by Representative Bobby Rush and Fortenberry on April 27, 2012, calling for development of the Niger Delta.
I view the expansion of the American marketplace to Africa as being not only an opportunity to help grow a middle class in Africa, but also to help expand and then strengthen a declining middle class here in the U.S.
Most of us understand that oil is trading on the global market, and therefore, prices are established based on rule of supply and demand in addition to other geopolitical factors.
Gasoline regulations will not do nothing to guarantee the lower of gasoline prices or reduce our dependency on oil.
Tier 3 is going to be one of the most cost-effective methods of delivering public health protections to the American public.
So, again, and this is much ado about nothing as far as what we are going through here today.
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