Don Beyer

The Clean Air Act prohibits the EPA from considering the cost of compliance with setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

The study doesn't include an estimate of the anticipated benefits of the 65 standard, it overestimates compliance costs.

No, we don't need them to change the ozone standard if you want to have a manufacturing sector.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 12 Offered by Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas…

I have an amendment at the desk for Mr. DeSaulnier and myself. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 174, lines 18 through 24, strike paragraph (1). The Acting CHAIR…

I thank my dear friend, Ms. Bonamici, for yielding and for her leadership on this important issue. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of this commonsense amendment to allow the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense to…

As I slowly develop my mastery of this parliamentary procedure, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski).

Although I am not a lawyer, I do feel I should take 10 seconds to defend the rule of law.

I am very proud that Virginia, with our governor, we are the first state to actually sign one of these offshore wind leases from the Atlantic Coast.

I think, from Virginia, from Virginia Beach, we just look south to off the Virginia coast to be able to see the offshore drilling.

Offshore drilling could significantly affect their abilities to carry out training and testing activities.

I think we need to continue to strive in the direction we are going.

There is a world of difference between deleting text messages and deleting a federal record and we need to be clear and careful in this matter.

I do not believe it is productive to allow someone who shows such disregard for the facts to testify.

If there are indeed legitimate issues with EPA record keeping or the processing of FOIA requests, then let us look into those issues and address them.

I am deeply concerned by the written testimony submitted by Dr. David Schnare for this hearing today.

If federal records have been intentionally deleted or destroyed, then individuals should be held accountable.

We can all agree that federal recordkeeping is important and requires some modifications as our modes of communication change.

I think we'd all rather see four percent growth and 400,000 new jobs per month.

I think there's been a disconnect in that regard that has helped reduce the share of income going to labor.

Thank you Madam Chair Comstock and Chairman Loudermilk for holding this hearing today.

Since the launch of HealthCare.gov, an additional 10 million Americans have healthcare coverage, and I believe that extending these healthcare market opportunities to 10 million Americans is a tremendously positive event for millions of…

Recent news stories on the sharing of the HealthCare.gov visitor data with third parties really does raise very legitimate privacy concerns.

There is an increased likelihood of a collision with space debris at the altitudes at which the JPSS satellites fly.

We must get working satellites on orbit, checked out, and bring their data on-line as quickly as possible.