Political Quotes

“I thank my very good friend for yielding to me. Mr. Chairman, a rigorous peer-reviewed analysis, called ``The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act from 1990 to 2020,'' conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency, found that the air quality improvements under the Clean Air Act will save $2 trillion by 2020, and prevent at least 230,000 deaths annually--230,000 lives saved on an annual basis. We could save four times the number of people killed each year in automobile accidents by reducing air pollution. Yet, just 2 weeks ago, this Chamber approved legislation to block the EPA from implementing rules to clean up the single largest stationary source of air pollution. That legislation gave this Nation's oldest and dirtiest coal-fired power plants another pass to pollute and avoid compliance with the Clean Air Act. Today we're considering legislation, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, to exempt the second-largest source of hazardous air pollution: Industrial and commercial boilers, process heaters, and commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators. Under this bill, these large boilers and incinerators would be given at least a 75-month pass from regulation; a 15-month delay before any new rules could be issued, and an additional 5 years beyond that delay before any new emission standards could be issued; and no deadline for industry compliance. This bill does more than just offer a pass from regulation.…”