I support action to enact these bills as soon as possible.

I thank my good friend Bill Johnson for taking the lead on this bipartisan effort.

I oppose it in its current form. This may be something we can work on going forward, but I cannot support a bill that facilitates emissions cheating.

This morning, we will continue our subcommittee's oversight of the Clean Air Act.

It is a very good panel, very important subject; 39 months and enough money, if you want to boil it down.

As my colleague from Colorado recognized the 100th anniversary of Estes Park, I take to the floor to thank my wife for putting up with me for 30 years--30 years ago today. Madam Speaker, as we all know, behind every good man is a great…

There was a grant program designed but was never initiated by the FCC.

So promoting the IP-based transition, encouraging the transition away from the old, fading TDM networks towards IP-based networks is absolutely vital.

Because we know there was a grant program authorized but never initiated.

As Peter Welch has shown, there are so many questions and just so little time to deal with what you all deal with on a day-to-day basis.

The subject of H.R. 806 is criteria pollutants and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards program, not the hazardous air pollutants programs, which my colleague is referring to. These two programs are addressed under different sections…

I would like to thank my colleague for his impassioned discussion, especially of his area. We all have a lot of friends here. It is hard for the public to believe I am on both sides of the aisle, so it saddens me to have to speak in…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes.

If I may, in the middle paragraph it says: ``We have significant concerns that the 2015 ozone standards overlap with existing State plans to implement the 2008 ozone standards, leading to duplicative and wasteful implementation schedules…

I would like to highlight a few specific things. One is the standards established by the EPA remains unchanged. The real premise of this bill is the fact that, when the 2008 standards came out, it took the EPA 7 years to get to the…

Let me just remind folks that what is going on here is that we have a 2008 standard that we were told 7 years afterwards: Here is how you comply. That same year, we get new standards saying: Oh, no, no, no. You have got new standards lower…

Under the Clean Air Act, section 319 provides relief to areas that violate National Ambient Air Quality Standards due to unusual or naturally occurring events as that they cannot control. Section 3(h) would add--and I would argue…

Let me just remind my colleagues that--why 10 years? I mean, that is a good question. When the 2008 standards came out, it took the administration 7 years, to 2015, to tell people how to even implement the 2008 standards. Then, 3 months…

I appreciate my colleague. Again, he was on the floor when I talked about the great work I do with subcommittee members. Obviously, this is part of the debate where we are agreeing to disagree. I will just say that air quality standards…

I appreciate my colleague, and I don't question her passion and her evaluation of her perception about what we are doing. But again, as I have said in general debate, nothing in this bill rolls back the 2008 standards; nothing rolls back…

To my colleagues and friends, I appreciate the debate. Those who followed it here, just a couple of points. The question is: Why are we here today? In 2008, the EPA established ozone standards, and then it took the EPA 7 years to tell…

To my colleague from Colorado, sitting in with the Rules Committee yesterday, the question was asked: Would you accept this amendment or would you not? I said: I appreciate my colleagues on the Rules Committee. They will do the due…

I agree with my colleague that this doesn't rise to the standard of the other bills that we will be bringing in a bipartisan manner, and we kind of raised that initially at the beginning. And it is, I think, to both of our losses. But…

Having the most effective means to reach our citizens in times of emergency is a goal we all share.