Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, the Interior bill we are considering today includes 92 poison pill riders in the base bill that cripple environmental protection, undermine climate change policies, add to the national debt, and include discriminatory riders targeting millions of American citizens that have already proven so divisive in earlier markups. I object to the inclusion of any more. This amendment would block the EPA from implementing air pollution regulations for lime manufacturing plants. The EPA rule will reduce emissions of toxic air pollution by nearly 900 tons per year from hazardous air pollutants such as dioxin and mercury. EPA initiated this rulemaking as required by a court case to comply with their 8-year technology review timeline required under the Clean Air Act. As a result of the lawsuit and subsequent emissions data collection, EPA found four pollutants that were unregulated in proposed reasonable standards to achieve better air quality and public health. EPA worked closely with the Small Business Administration and included regulatory flexibilities to address small business concerns. EPA balanced industry concerns alongside their duty to protect public health and the environment in this rule, and they were statutorily required to update.…”