On the recordFebruary 2, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I agree that it is time that we raised the Environmental Protection Agency to Cabinet level rank. Environmental protection policy does not exist in and of itself separately and apart from everything else we are doing. Quite the contrary. It ought to be an integral part of all of our other decisions, which is why the present Administrator should be of Cabinet level and should be seated with the other Cabinet level officials. It is with regret, however, that I ask this House to defeat the rule that is proposed before us. The main reason is, although certain amendments have been included to be voted on today, others have not. Most particularly, as has already been discussed, is the proposed bipartisan Thurman-Mica amendment, which would deal with risk assessment by this new department, if it comes to pass.
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