Isn't it a fact that if they are coming from outside the United States and we drive manufacturing... to other countries like China, India, or Mexico, aren't we, in fact, increasing the likelihood or increasing the amount of mercury that…

Unless we are planning to build a big glass globe around the country, we could shut everything down and still this won't change. It will get worse.

I would like to thank the gentleman for bringing this amendment. Madam Chair, the EPA has passed this so-called ``Tailoring Rule'' without there being any authority in the Clean Air Act to do so. The proper place for this type of debate…

Mr. Speaker, the Ninth Congressional District of Virginia and the law enforcement community suffered a terrible loss yesterday. I was deeply saddened to learn that two deputies of the Buchanan County Sheriff's Department were killed and…

If we are to win the future, we must out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build the rest of the world.

I believe the President's budget recognizes the importance of EPA's mission while responsibly cutting spending.

H.R. 1 strips EPA of its ability to meet its basic and important mission.

We can't halt efforts to ensure clean air, safe water, and the sustainable environment by putting our heads in the sand.

Mr. Chairman, this amendment will not bring jobs. It will take our $60,000-a-year-plus jobs and give us either unemployment or part-time jobs at minimum wage, and what's interesting is, the data that we do have shows that there's a greater…

Mr. Chairman, again, this, if not passed, will bring us unemployment, not a good economy. Thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…