Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to ``Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources As Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act''

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Ms. SCHRIER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding me time.

Today, I rise just flabbergasted and outraged by the latest attempts to undermine protections that keep our air clean, safe, and healthy. Do we really disagree about that?

Today's bill would allow an unnecessary, dangerous increase in some of the worst toxic chemicals back into the air that we and our children breathe, even when these facilities have abided by these standards for decades and proven that they have the technologies to do so. Let me repeat that: They have the technologies. They have the equipment already.

As a pediatrician, I know how damaging these toxins can be. Mercury and lead can lead to severe developmental delays, birth defects, and brain damage for children. Dioxins are known human carcinogens. The list goes on.

As a Member of Congress who strives always to find pragmatic, bipartisan solutions for us and for our children, I simply fail to understand when my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are choosing to relax these standards for clean air, all while stripping healthcare away from more than 13 million Americans.

I mean, they are jeopardizing our health and taking away our healthcare. I urge my colleagues to strongly oppose this bill. It is a corporate giveaway that hurts our constituents once again.

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