Betty McCollum: “The fiscal year 2019 EPA budget is reckless, it is irresponsible, and it is unrealistic.”

This bill does nothing to address the health care affordability crisis and is full of tired, failed ideas from previous GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

We cannot afford to abandon these investments during a worsening climate crisis.

Mr. Speaker, last week the Republican Majority in the House of Representatives decided that they know better than the residents of the District of Columbia what their local government needs.

I rise in opposition to the slate of permitting bills that the Republican majority has brought to the House Floor this week.