Gerry Connolly: “I thank my friend from Michigan. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is an important step to protecting public health and safety.…”

“I thank my friend from Michigan. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is an important step to protecting public health and safety. It will ensure the lifesaving benefits of protecting air quality, water quality, and food safety so that they are not automatically ruled out because of the cost alone. It will ensure, for example, that the CFPB can proceed with Dodd-Frank regulations protecting Americans from risky practices that led to the financial crisis and save lives by allowing the FDA to continue implementing provisions of the bipartisan Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and protect the public health and safety of our communities. I yield back the balance of my time.”