I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: After section 1, insert the following section (and redesignate the subsequent sections, and conform internal cross-references, accordingly): SEC. 2. FINDING. The Congress finds that mercury released into the ambient air from industrial boilers and waste incinerators addressed by the rules listed in section 2(b) of this Act is a potent neurotoxin that can damage the development of an infant's brain. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes.
Janice Schakowsky: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”
On the recordOctober 11, 2011
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