John Shimkus: “Remove barriers and provide incentives to lift economic prospects for those most in need.”

I claim the time in opposition. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes.

Congress declared that quantity was not the true measure of whether EPA was doing its job, but, rather, the quality of the work it was doing.

It is our responsibility as policymakers to closely examine the costs, the effectiveness, and other impacts of the environmental policies that affect energy.

What if we don't do this? Here is a chart. Here is Yucca Mountain, secure, in the desert, underneath a mountain, 90 miles from Las Vegas. Right here in this Chamber, we are 44 miles from the nearest nuclear power plant. It just happens to…