I applaud you for holding this hearing today, especially in the wake of such stunning court defeats.

I want to thank you for being a true professional each time you have been called to appear before this subcommittee.

We are here today to discuss the EPA's proposal to revise the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Fine Particulate Matter.

it is important to recognize how we got to this point.

the majority does not possess the power to hold back the night. You cannot delay or deny the inevitable.

the majority side has invited witnesses who will testify on the burdens associated with implementation of the proposed revised standards, while the minority side has invited guests to speak on the health impacts.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. There is widespread opposition to the Republican oil-above-all bill. The Obama administration opposes the Republican bill. Its Statement of Administration Policy says: The administration strongly…

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…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 14, after line 9, at the end of title II, add the following new section: SEC. 207. IMPACT ON GASOLINE…

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…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining on this side? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has 3 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Colorado has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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…

I want to thank the ranking member on the Energy and Commerce Committee and let him know how much I appreciate not only his leadership on other issues, but particularly his leadership on this issue here. Mr. Speaker, I stand here…

Since the beginning of the 112th Congress, we have held over 30 Energy and Power Subcommittee and joint subcommittee hearings. We have held over a dozen subcommittee and full committee markups, and including H.R. 4480, which we will vote…

While gas prices have subsided over the past few months, Americans are still very concerned about the issue of jobs and high unemployment. In my district and in the African American community in general, joblessness is far higher than the…

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.

a stunning power for an agency to arrogate to itself.

the EPA's disapproval was based on purported nonconformity with three extra-statutory standards that the EPA created out of whole cloth.

When it comes to climate change, the Republicans are giving new meaning to the phrase, 'just say no.'

Can you imagine that? They are jeopardizing homes along their coast because accepting reality would conflict with their political ideology.

The House Republicans are trying to deny the laws of nature.

such treatment is unthinkable.

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...

The Republicans have also said no to clean energy, which would grow jobs and the economy.