I know that the Oregon Legislature is studying hydraulic fracturing. We have none in our State at present.

So I wanted to focus on childcare settings and talk about the importance of making sure that children in child care settings can get a late afternoon snack or supper when their parents have to work late.

Child nutrition programs provide a great opportunity to educate families and promote healthy eating.

I thank Representative Fudge who apparently has left for her work on Farm-to-School programs, really important in our state of Oregon.

I hope we can work together to make this law work, to make sure that people do have access to affordable health care.

I am wholly supportive of efforts to ensure the proper preservation of government records, and equally supportive of holding accountable those who have intentionally and unlawfully destroyed federal records.

As someone who strongly believes in transparent government, I would certainly take issue with any government agency unlawfully destroying records.

However, the title of today's hearing, 'Destruction of Records at EPA - When Records Must Be Kept,' makes it appear that we have reached a verdict before we have examined any evidence.

the issuance of this subpoena seems quite premature and hard to justify.

The issuance of this subpoena seems premature and hard to justify.

I would like to thank Ms. Johnson for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015, a short bill, which I have read, with a long list of problems. I want to start by applauding the…

I also want to point out that the National Center for Health Research is concerned. They ask: What happens if a scientist relies on expertise that is not specifically permitted in the bill? Will there be legal ramifications? Clearly…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as…

America has always been the country of opportunity. For those struggling, our country works to prevent families from becoming destitute and provides critical supports to help them out of difficult circumstances so they can earn a living…

Our government's ability to protect public health is at stake when we consider legislation like the bill before us today. Unfortunately, we do not have to look far to see the impacts of these kinds of delay tactics. Articles published last…

I mentioned the letters that were entered into the Record. Frequently, here in Congress, we talk about government efficiency and getting things to work better, and I just want to read what the Center for Medical Consumers said about H.R…

Again, this amendment would cause the EPA to be precluded from getting some of the best science. The amendment says that a Board member shall have no current grants or contracts from the Environmental Protection Agency and shall not apply…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from West Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Polis The CHAIR. It is now in order…

As I mentioned during general debate on H.R. 1029, I am not opposed to--in fact, I support legislation that will improve the EPA's Science Advisory Board. It is something I have been committed to since we had hearings in the last Congress…

I want to first correct a misstatement that I made. I meant to say we did not have a subcommittee markup. We did have a full committee markup. However, we did not have any hearings this Congress on this very important issue. I want to just…

I thank my colleague from California for working with me on other legislation. I do want to point out that if there is something that isn't in the amendment, as my colleague noted, we have to keep in mind that the Science Advisory Boards…

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 236, noes 181, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 121] AYES--236…

The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to set the standard for ozone at a level that will protect public health with an adequate margin of safety.

Everyone on this Committee agrees that we need clean air, and everyone should agree that we have seen some great improvements in air quality since the passage of the Clean Air Act.

I would like to thank Ranking Member Scott for yielding, for his tremendous leadership, and for delivering a positive alternative to H.R. 5. I would also like to thank all the hardworking staff for their expertise and work. Since the…