The Republican budget would turn the American Dream into a nightmare for millions of senior citizens-- eliminating Medicare, threatening Social Security benefits, and turning Medicaid into a block grant. Those same proposals are now being…

I would like to thank my colleague, Congressman Michaud, for his tireless work to promote responsible trade policy. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement. Nearly 14 million Americans remain…

I thank you, Congressman McGovern, for your tireless commitment to promoting human rights around the world. I rise in strong opposition to this rule and to the three pending free trade agreements. The Bush-negotiated Colombia, Panama and…

Instead of saying that the mercury that's released is a potent neurotoxin, I say, ``becomes a potent neurotoxin that can damage the development of an infant's brain,'' because that is the science. That's what happens.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would like to ask my friend, Mr. Whitfield, since we're now talking about mercury or methylmercury, if the amendment that I offered read, instead of the way it does, ``If Congress finds that mercury…

Last week I offered an amendment that gave us the opportunity to demonstrate that we are aware of the impacts of our actions. We failed to take advantage of that opportunity, and today we have another chance, and I hope we will take it. My…

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…

This is not a regulatory document. It doesn't enforce, but it does inform the conversation we have about a very serious problem, and that is childhood obesity.

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…

Thank you, Madam Chair. My amendment is simple. It would include in the findings the scientific fact that mercury released into the ambient air from cement kilns is a potent neurotoxin that can damage the development of an infant's brain…

Conceding the green energy race to China would be a reckless and irreversible decision.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The majority's assault on clean air continues and has culminated into what my friend and colleague, Mr. Waxman, has rightly referred to as Dirty Air Week. The effort to further delay EPA from protecting…