Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chairman Wheeler, I have three questions in three different areas I want to try to get in, so I am going to ask you to respond fairly quickly, if you can.

Let me just then ask again, do you believe that the establishment of these national standards and oversight might address some of the gaps that led to the recent incidents at DoD and CDC?

Our members have also been devoted to improving public safety communications.

I support your recent decision to modify the FCC's designated entity rules, and since the rules have passed, however, I have heard criticism that just as the FCC closed some loopholes, it opened others.

I have stated at our two Energy and Commerce Committee hearings on this issue that I am sympathetic to the need for Federal legislation. It does not make sense to have a patchwork of food labeling requirements in different States. I also…

The amendment offered to H.R. 1599 by Congresswoman Pingree and Congressman DeFazio would replace the underlying bill with a voluntary certification program for non- genetically engineered foods, enabling companies that elect to go through…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 275, noes 150, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 462] AYES--275…

May I inquire how much time is remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The gentleman from West Virginia seems to suggest that this legislation will improve enforcement of EPA's important coal ash standards. If that were true, the public interest groups that have fought for strong standards for years would…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike page 9, line 1, through page 10, line 4, and insert the following: ``(B) Public availability of…

Under the proven model of environmental regulation, Congress sets the standard of protection the State programs must meet. EPA interprets that standard through rules or guidance so States know what they must do to achieve that level of…

In support of my amendment. Mr. Chairman, this bill is dangerous for human health and the environment, in part, because it deletes or undermines important protections in EPA's final coal ash rule. The deleted requirements include location…