Christian Menefee: “Over 100 million Americans already live in counties with unhealthy air quality. Air pollution contributes to more than…”

“Over 100 million Americans already live in counties with unhealthy air quality. Air pollution contributes to more than 100,000 premature deaths in this country each and every year. The people in our communities are not abstractions. They are already on the wrong side of these numbers. This body lets pollution run rampant as our communities see poison in the wind that blows and wonder ``Where did all the blue skies go?'' We should be standing up to make sure that every single person in our communities has clean land, clean air, and clean water, regardless of their ZIP Code or socioeconomic status. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the FENCES Act.”