Jerry Moran

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…

The cost of meeting the emission reductions was actually 75 percent less than what EPA had originally predicted and even farther below what opponents had claimed. In the case of the rule for boilers and solid waste incinerators, EPA issued…

I thank the gentleman. We know this $8.7 billion can now be quantified. There are so many other things that mercury does, I won't go into them. But this cement kiln rule also applies to other harmful pollutants. The fact is, Mr. Chairman…

I thank the distinguished ranking member, particularly for his leadership in protecting the public's health. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. If this bill is enacted, an intolerable number of American babies will be…

this is a historically significant week for the United States and for all those who care about peace and stability in the Middle East. As we know, it is a region that is already roiled by protests and war and faces the prospect now of even…

I want to thank Mr. Waxman for his constant, credible leadership. He is saying what all Americans should be aware of. This is an incredibly important piece of legislation. Mr. Chairman, power plants emit 96,000 pounds of mercury into the…

Corporate profits have now reached historically high levels--$2 trillion just in the last two quarters. But most of that profit comes from reductions in personnel and benefit costs which are at a 50-year low as a percent of our economy…

I thank the gentleman. I want you to listen to this, Mr. Chairman. The cost of meeting the emission reductions was actually 75 percent less than what EPA had originally predicted in 1990, and it was far below what opponents had claimed…

Last year, I read on the House floor a letter from an active duty servicemember in Afghanistan. He shared how he and his partner of 10 years had managed the hardship that comes along with three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite…

Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act. This legislation, should it become law, would destroy a pillar of America's economic prosperity when we need it most. The bill…

Today we learned that 46 million Americans are living in poverty. More people are suffering economically than at any time since the Great Depression. But we learned from an excellent article by Scott Lilly of the Center for American…

the threat is certainly something to be concerned about, but in the absence of an actual introduction, other countries use this to their advantage.

Is our focus more on prevention or upon containment?

the best approach is prevention, and prevention comes through early detection.

Secretary Napolitano testified this morning in a full Committee hearing and indicated that we have a ways to go--this is my summary of what she said--in preparedness on agro bioterror and that NBIF, the facility needs to be built.

So the categorization matters as far as the priority or emphasis, at least in funding, that comes from the Federal Government?

Well, that would be fine, sir. Let me ask a broad question which is, is that the hope for the future, is that we can develop the necessary capabilities through science and research so that the consequences of the introduction of one of…

Where are the greatest risks, is my question, I guess.

There is a crying need for a facility of this nature in this country at this time.

Food safety and cultivation agriculture is a significant component of our economy.

even the rumor of the disease introduction, whatever disease it is, has had tremendous consequences in market prices.

I want to make certain that we, as a Congress, and the Department of Homeland Security... are doing the necessary things to protect our food supply.

we have to take a new approach, a new look to the way we address these diseases today.

This is a significant issue, certainly for our country.

Tonight the President will try, once again, to restart this economy. But the problem is not with the President or his policies. It's here with the House majority who will oppose whatever he proposes. They will say that we tried the…