This is a dang good amendment, and it should pass. The EPA continually claims that they want certainty, but what they are creating is uncertainty. I can tell you that every rancher and every farmer in Idaho and across this Nation is concerned about what the EPA is trying to do with dust regulations and the impact it is going to have on food production. Pass this amendment regardless of what they say.
Alan Simpson: “This is a dang good amendment, and it should pass. The EPA continually claims that they want certainty, but what they…”
Editor's note · Context
The speaker is addressing concerns about EPA dust regulations and their impact on agriculture.
Share
More from Alan Simpson
I sympathize with what the gentleman is saying. I agree with him. It is a huge problem, and it is a math problem. He mentioned something that is really important. We used to spend about 70 percent of the budget on discretionary…
I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Donalds). The gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes.
I understand the frustration that the gentlewoman expresses in her statement, but I must rise in opposition to this amendment. The Bureau of Land Management's funding level is already $255.4 million, or 18 percent below the FY23 enacted…
First, let me say that I am not totally opposed to what the gentleman is trying to do. I think these air tours are important, but I think it is wrong to say they can't place any limitations on them. The gentleman raises the point that they…





