Gerry Connolly: “Gosh, if there is a tired debate on this floor, my good friend from Georgia has just identified it. It is that hackneyed…”

“Gosh, if there is a tired debate on this floor, my good friend from Georgia has just identified it. It is that hackneyed phrase, ``crushing burden of regulation.'' Well, that would come as news to most Americans who have benefited from clean air regulation, which, by the way, has net created jobs, not destroyed them. The Republican narrative here couldn't be more false except that they are protecting their base--their corporate base, in my view--at the expense of the average American citizen who wants to breathe clean air, who wants to drink clean water, and who wants to protect their children. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.”