Harold Volkmer: “this bill builds in for States and local governments not to do anything, to let the Federal Government come in and tell…”

“this bill builds in for States and local governments not to do anything, to let the Federal Government come in and tell you to do it, and then they are going to give you all the money. So why should you? The cities, local governments, the States are all strapped just like we are strapped. They will not do anything just like they did not do it before. As the gentleman from Louisiana earlier spoke, he said, ``Well, we should make all of this apply to private as well as public.'' I dare say that if you did do that, then why should the chemical companies anymore have to put pollution devices on? Because the Federal Government is gong to pay for it, not the private companies. They are not going to worry about generating power and dumping it all in the rivers and streams. Why should they worry about it? Because if they have to correct it, the Federal Government is going to pay for it. They should not have to pay for it. Their stockholders will not have to pay for it. So what we have here is a box full of all kinds of fruits and vegetables, all mixed in. And I have the sponsors tell me they are all the same. Well, to me it is a fruit salad, and it is not one apple or a whole bunch of apples in the box. You have got a fruit salad, and it is all messed up.”