Pat Fallon: “To my good friend from Maine, I was raised in New England, and Maine is a lovely State. Again, Mr. Chair, this is…”

“To my good friend from Maine, I was raised in New England, and Maine is a lovely State. Again, Mr. Chair, this is already going on. The EPA already does air quality monitoring, and this is an additional program that is simply unnecessary. I do trust the great people of the great State of Maine. If they want to monitor their air quality at the State level, they are certainly welcome to do so, as well as at the local level, as we did in Texas, and as we took a proactive approach to an issue that was very important to the citizens in the city that I now represent in Congress that I used to represent on the city council. I, again, have yet a second amendment that, if Members vote for it, they will feel really good about themselves, as my good friend, Matt Gaetz, just told me. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Fallon). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 89 Offered by Mr. Fulcher The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 89 printed in part A of House Report 118-261.”