Sherwood Boehlert: “let me get to these points and then I will be glad to yield to my friend because we are good friends and we work…”

“let me get to these points and then I will be glad to yield to my friend because we are good friends and we work together on these things and usually on environmental issues we see eye to eye. I do not know how the gentleman got misguided in this instance. We want to say to people who have stepped up to the plate and have accepted their responsibility, good for you, and if we pass legislation that provides some relief for small business, that is going to allow some assistance to these small businesses. That is very important, and we are going to say something else. Mr. Chairman, this may never become law. My colleagues know how we deal in this institution. We may end up never having this measure law, and if we never have this measure law and we go on with a continuing resolution, the Markey language would prevail and never more could we provide any liability relief for small businesses and for municipalities, those communities across the country that are so hard- pressed to make ends meet. And what would they have to do? They would have to go to their taxpayers, their property taxpayers. What a lousy way to raise money, increase their property taxes, all if this amendment as proposed passes. But I do not think it is going to pass, because I think people recognize that we have an obligation to go forward in a responsible way.”