mr. markey: i do object. mr. barton: i yield one minute to price the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas will state his parliamentary inquiry. mr. gohmert: i was just at the dais, but apparently the official copy of the 1,090 pages are there and the additional 300 pages are sitting beside it and the clerk is having to go through and is in the process as we speak of going through and figuring out where the extra 300 pages that's been added goes in the official copy. so even as i speak, madam speaker, the official copy is not truly the official copy because it doesn't have all the amendments in it. and since the rule says there is an official copy at the desk, my inquiry is whether it is truly an official copy if it does not have all the pages in the official copy. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk is currently executing the order of the house in h. res. 587. mr. gohmert: to put the extra pages into the official copy. but is it required that it actually be a full official copy put together before you sat

markey: i thank -- mr. markey: i thank the gentleman from california, and i thank him and his staff for the outstanding leadership and vision which he has provided on this legislation. this is the culmination of a career of work for the gentleman from california, and it's my honor to have been allowed to partner with him in order to construct this legislation that we bring to the floor here today. i want to thank as the gentleman from california as well has noted the other members who have worked on this legislation. mr. dingell, mr. boucher, mr. doyle, mr. inslee, mr. green mr. butterfield, mr. stupak mr. rush. i mean so many members, including members off the committee, like henry cuellar from the state of texas who worked with us on natural gas-related issues. we will not be here unless we had the cooperation of so many members across the full spectrum of the house. during this process we have received valuable input and expertise from other leaders in the house like chairman rangel on trade issues, chai

i express my deep gratitude to chairman waxman, mr. markey, mr. stupak, as well as representative sutson, israel, and inslee for their clab rat, collegial approach during the negotiations on the legislation. i want to commend my friend mr. upton and others of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle as well as the entire michigan delegation for their work on behalf of this. this legislation cannot wait. the longer it's put off, the more auto sales will be depressed ancon sumers who are excited thabt proposal will continue to wait for congress to pass this bill before buying that new car that we want them to have. in view of the unprecedented turmoil faced by the domestic automakers and growing imperatives to address global warming, ms. sutton's fleet modernization bill stands out as a practical mechanism by which to achieve cob sumer savings, reduce fuel consumption, lower carbon dioxide and pollutant emissions as well as increase sales for a critical sector of the national economy. indeed in countries such as germany, fleet modernization prog

thank you for your service. >> sure. >> thank you for being here. >> thank you, mr. markey. miss christiansen? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i guess there is some benefit, i guess, at least in this instance, to being a delegate. and not having to go to vote. welcome, madam secretary. good to see you. last week we had some very good conversations on health disparities. but i note that at least in reading your testimony, because i had to step out both in the senate and here, there was very little, if any, reference made to this very important issue that by itself, results in close to 100,000 premature preventible deaths every year. i hope you'll work to make sure your entire department is sensitive to this critical issue, and office of minority health, and in particular the office of the national senate for minority health disparity research will be elevated that's critical to goals of eliminating health disparities. the b the bill directs that there will have to be a bridging between the health care disparities. how will the agency for health care, quality and research be invol

mr. speaker, i especially want to thank mr. rangel, mr. waxman, mr. markey, mr. dingell, mr. inds lee, mr. gordon and their staff for the collaborative effort that went into the final provisions establishing a clean energy deployment administration. as a result of this effort, america is beginning to have an inget, well capitalized bank charged with the exclusive admission of deploying clean energy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time, i yield one minute to a distinguished member of the ways and means committee, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown-waite. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. brown-waite: this bill started out as the tax and cap bill, then the clean energy bill because my colleagues on the other side of the bill real arized this wasn't selling at home. it should be called the let's send more jobs to china act. this bill is going to cost people in the state of florida an additional $500 on their utility bills. let's look at

and i congratulate chairman waxman and mr. markey for the masterful job that they did in passing the bill through the energy and commerce committee. now, other committees have their jurisdiction to weigh in on and that's the process where we're involved in. and when we're finish and ready we will go to the floor. >> there are bipartisan discussions in the senate about an idea looking at creating privately run cooperative instead of a public option. just wondering what you think of the concept, and given the concerns among your moderate members of it is it something you won't be open to? >> not instead of a public option, no. in our caucus i think members have -- know that members have been very clear about what their concerns might be about a public option. and i agree. it should be actuarily sound. it should be administratively self-sufficient. it should be a real competitor with the private sector and not have an unfair advantage. when you say the words public option, if that is the term of art we will be using, you have to

we worked with mr. markey. we worked with our chairman and our ranking member of both committees, the subcommittee and full committee. we want 100% screening. the canine teams that will be deployed will ensure t.s.a.'s success. mr. hastings, mr. rogers and i have offered what i perceive to be a thoughtful amendment. and i urge my colleagues to support it. i thank mr. hastings and mr. rogers for their collaboration. with that, i'm going to yield become. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas yields back. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i yield myself the balance of the time. i thank my colleague for her thoughtful remarks and working with us. agri business is big and the cherry season is in a tight time frame and it is important that nothing slows down the process of getting these cherries to market. i thank my friend from guam for endorsing this amendment. i urge my colleagues to vote for the amendment. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from washington. those in fa

mr. press how he reconciles this decision to close the, dodge spirit as i mentioned, i want to see gm and chrysler return to strong and private companies. i am however, concern that the time frame for dealership closers in the way in which dealers have been treated it may actually damage the brands more than help them. i am also deeply concerned the closures will hurt rural communities disproportionately. in my pastoral number mission -- michigan district if a dealer closes down and can be a two hour drive to reach the next closest dealer and this will cause added expense and hardship for my constituents who need to have worn to work for a special service done and is certified dealership. in addition, when it comes to time to purchase a new vehicle many of my constituents will abandon gm or chrysler and go to whichever brand is locally sold by people they trust within our communities rather then traveling a long distance to future impersonal big box dealerships with a tone of the sales or

mr. markey: thank you, mr. chairman. with our bill we will take back america's position as the technological leader. give back money to consumers by lowering energy bills, send back the millions of barrels of boils -- oil we import and we will export wind turbines and solar panels that say made in america instead of continuing to import millions of barrels of oil a day that say, made by opec. this bill has the ambition of the moon landing, the moral imperative of the civil rights act and the scope of the clean air act all wrapped up in one. all we're hearing here this evening are the same discredited policies from the past that have got us into this economic national security and environmental situation that we live with today. vote no on this substitute and vote aye for the bill that we're considering. the gentleman from california has done an excellent job in bringing us to this point. vote no on this substitute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from virginia. mr. forbes: madam s

mr. walden. mr. dingell for opening statement please. >> mr. chairman, thank you, and i commend you for holding this hearing. this is a time of unprecedented hardship for the domestic auto industry. but i feel it is prudent that we objectively examine all aspects of general motors and chrysler restructuring plan. including how they affect dealers. although restructure of these companies is inevitable, and necessary, it means that we are going to have to achieve their long-term viability. but at the same time, are going to have to look to see how it is being done and how it is going to impact on other parts of our economy. measures must be taken to mitigate excessive hardship on working americans especially in a time of grave national recession. in june i will be asking a frank questions of farc witnesses today. in particular i seek to determine for the record how gm and chrysler arrived at the decisions they did related to its dealer closures. a public furor over the disclosures demands t

markey, everyone has done a phenomenal job on this bill. i rise in support of h.r. 2454 which really sends a clear and unequivocal message that polluting our planet, our communities and our livelihood no longer comes without a cost. this bill will create millions of high-paying career term green jobs that represents a much-needed pathway out of poverty for millions of individuals across this country. and i am pleased to see the inclusion of much-needed funding for the green jobs act. i must also be clear in saying that in america we should do more to address the climate crisis than provided for in this bill, but this is an unbelievable first start. i believe we can produce more renewable electricity and achieve more aggressive emission reductions over time. i also recognize that passing the american clean energy and security act is a major, major bold critical first step toward achieving our goal of realizing a greener future. as a person of faith and as a long-time advocate for safeguarding our environment for future generations, mr. chair

just the way we are proceeding, mr. markey is going to go out and he is our last questioner for you, dr. hamburg. we have won the votes, we'll be right back after that and then we will start with the second panel so mr. mark kikkoman thank you mr. chairman very much, congratulations dr. hamburg. you may know that i have a bill that calls for bpa to be banned from being used in food and beverage containers because of the risks that have been identified. we have also recently learned that food and chemical industries have launched a public-relations campaign opposing any efforts to deal with this issue. is the fda concern about bpa? and what does the fda plan to do about those concerns? >> well, we are concerned. certainly i am aware of some of the study is that have raised issues in an animal populations in some of the information about bpa in many components of the food supply. we are starting to see activities at the local and state level in terms of action with respect to bpa and i would hope that fda could really be

in mr. markey's state, less than 24% of the electricity comes from coal. in missouri, more than 85% of the electricity comes from coal. we're not the top state. we're in the top 10, we'll be affected by this dramatically but so will everybody from, say, pittsburgh to wyoming. this is going to impact utility bills unfairly. it will impact job opportunity unfairly. frankly, the jobs we lose in our part of the country and the country generally are not likely to relocate somewhere else in america. they're more likely, these manufacturing jobs, use lots of energy to locate in a country that has less environmental standards than we do. the ultimate lose-lose. we lose the jobs you put more of these things in the air than you would otherwise and americans suffer because of that. in our state, the estimate is that utility bills would go up 40% in the first five years, 80% in the first 10 years and even more after the various allowances are gone. this is unfair to american families and frankly, the less you can afford to put in new windows, new insulation, new every

mr. markey? >> i will try to answer the question-- >> try to answer the question, excuse me mr. murphy, i ask you a question. if you don't want to answer, you can pass. does anyone else want to answer the question? >> precisely, the question is, they say they want to align their incentives because it is the human capital driven organization. >> okay, but the answer is-- well, first of all women do uniform things, you greatly exaggerated particularly since american companies pay much more than other companies. is that something that mr. turner, would you want to try to answer that? >> yeah, chairman frank, we all wish everyone acted in the same way but my experience is and i have worked with many executives including executives of financial companies. some to put the shareholders and the company first and other executives but their own interests first, and that is just people being people. because of that, we have to put a system in, and in this country we put in corporate governance. we know what we put in today has not worked. the compensation committees have not worked so in l

, mr. lynch, susan davis for all the help they have given us on this very complicated, very important matter for our disabled veterans. at this time, madam speaker, i yield two minutes to my friend, my colleague, the distinguished chairman of the committee on oversight and government reform , the gentleman from new york, mr. towns. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mr. towns: thank you very much, madam speaker. thank you, the gentleman from missouri, for yielding. as chair of the oversight and government reform committee i rise in support of h.r. 2990. i am pleased the legislation we are considering today will assist the men and women of our armed forces by permitting disability mirled retirees to receive -- military retirees to receive their compen take and pay concurrentry. let me pause and thank chairman skelton for working closely with the oversight committee on title 2 of this legislation. title 2 makes several positive changes to the r

titus: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of efforts to spur investment a in clean energy and energy efficiency technology that will create clean energy jobs back home in nevada and across our country. investments in clean energy technologies like solar, wind, geothermal, smart grid, and advanced batteries will help the united states regain its competitive edge in a global green economy, reduce our reliance on foreign oil, and improve our energy security. clean energy jobs like manufacturing solar panels and windmills are jobs that can stay right here at home in the united states. but the united states is currently losing the clean energy jobs and market share to countries like china, germany, and korea. a thriving clean energy economy will ensure that the united states creates the sustainable manufacturing base that will compete with the rest of the world. i look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make the investments necessary to help create a booming clean energy eco

it appears that chairman markey did not appreciate the criticism leveled at his bill by mr. solkal. during the hearing, a letter was sent by chairman markey's office to the federal energy regulatory commission requesting information about mid-america's investments and other activities since the 2005 repeal of the public utilities holding company act, short term is pucha. and they requested a reply from ferc within two days. "in order to better inform the subcommittee deliberations on this matter." but the 2005 repeal of pucha has absolutely nothing to do with chairman markey's climate change bill. it appears it's more than a coincidence that chairman markey was firing off a six-page america while the c.e.o. was making critical comments on his bill before the committee. this appears to be blatant use power to intimidate a witness whose opinions differ from the chairman. it has recently been reported that chairman markey was unaware that the letter was being sent at the time. and i would accept his position on that. once the letter was brought to his attention, chairman markey realize

mr. lucas: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman from texas. thank you, madam speaker. and i thank the gentleman and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lucas: thank you, madam speaker. the waxman-markey bill promises to destroy our standard of living and quality of life with higher energy costs, higher food prices and loss of jobs. the bill is the single largest economic threat to our farmers and ranchers in decades. we have more than 115 agricultural and food groups who have publicly opposed this bill as of today. madam speaker, i'd ask that the list be entered into the record at the appropriate place. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. lucas: do you know why? the greatest threat to agricultural producers is ignored. under h.r. 2452 input costs will escalate as a direct result of the energy tax. markets will shrink because foreign competitors whose government will not place burdens on their farmers, they will be able to

mr. sarbanes: thank you, madam speaker. i want to salud chairman waxman and chairman markey for their work on this bill. when it comes to energy policy, the united states has been a sleeping giant. but the giant is beginning to stir. with the passage of this legislation today we'll awake ton a new era of possibility. that's what makes this so exciting. this bill, the american clean energy and security act is going to create a new framework and new space so that ordinary citizens and entrepreneur -- entrepreneurs can jump into the space and take us to the next level. what most excites me is that this is about the future. the next generation is going to take these clean technologies, they're going to take this knowledge and lead us to a new place. i urge passage of this bill and congratulate the a teches of it and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. barton: i'm sorry, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized

. >> mr. wellinghoff, if i may, you heard mr. hibbard and others talk about the impact would be of the waxman-markey bill, it would be sense to move away from carbon producing electrical generation. there would be national renewable electricity standard now as the result encompassing an additional 20 states and he largely believes that is going to force states on a regional basis because of these national goals were to reach accommodation on these lines and the federal government is actually going to be less needed in the future perhaps with exception of the federal lands issue to resolve these issues. what is your response to that because we are trying to create a market based response and i will just give you an analogy or analogous situation perhaps you could reflect upon. after we passed the 1996 telecommunications act, all of a sudden there was an explosion of broadband appointment across the country. telephone companies, cable companies, people telling it isn't cost-effective to be deploying fiber optic or you know, broadba

. >> mr. wellinghoff, if i may, you heard mr. hibbard and others talk about what the impact would be of the waxman-markey bill on the marketplace. the signal will be sent to move away from carbon-producing electrical generation. there'll be a national renewable electricity standard as a result encompassing several states and he said it will force states because of these national goals to reach accommodation on these new lines. and that the federal government is actually going to be less needed in the future. perhaps with the exception of the federal lands issue. to resolve these issues. what is your response to that in terms of the -- because we are trying to create a market-based response and i'll just give you an analogy and perhaps -- or an analogous situation and perhaps you can reflect upon it. an analogous situation and perhaps you can reflect upon it. after we passed the 1996

so, mr. izzo has a plan to, along with many other people in new jersey to generate, you know, new renewable energy jobs that help with the employment in his company but in the state of new jersey as well. and we don't want to invoke the law of unintended consequences here and have a great revolution, have a standard that's imposed on new jersey and then not have the jobs created in new jersey, especially if they have the richest renewable energy resource right off their shore. mr. english >> mr. chairman, i think you make a good point. but i also suggest one other thing. that it might make more sense in light of the objective of the legislation, in like of the fact that we're entering into a little different world than we have in the past that really what we're trying to do here is maximize the amount of renewable energy that we get produced all over this country. now, the fact of whether it's produced in one state versus another state, as long as it's the most cost effective way in which we

so mr. izzo had the plan. along with many other people in new jersey, to generate new renewable energy jobs that help with the employment in his company but in the state of new jersey as well. and, we don't want to invoke the law of unintended consequences and have the standard imposed upon the jersey and not have the jobs created in new jersey especially if they have the richest renewable energy resources to write off their shore. mr. anguish. >> mr. chairman, i think you make a good point but i would also suggest one other things, that it might make more sense in light of the objective of the legislation and it led to the fact we are entering into a little different world than we have in the past that really what we are trying to do here is maximize the amount of renewable energy that we get reduced all over the country. in fact, whether it is produced in one state for is is another state, as long as it is the most cost-effective way in which we can produce it and in fact make use of it across the nation i t

. >> mr. lieberman? >> what we saw in our model is that high energy costs reverberates under the economy and under the waxman-markey bill will be $9.4 trillion poorer in 2035 as a result of this bill. my concern with cap-and-trade is that many proponents of it don't even seem to believe in their own product. the whole theme, the whole purpose of cap-and-trade is to send a market signal but obviously if independent of that there are regulatory and legal restrictions on nuclear power, that's not a market signal. and conversely as we've heard with natural gas and the study from the colorado school of mines that finds we have much more natural gas than we -- than we thought, if that natural gas can't be accessed, that's not going to happen any way regardless of the market signal that sent that might encourage natural gas or nuclear power. it's absolutely vital that we make these energy sources available and that means streamlining or eliminating the regulatory barriers to any source of energy. >> senator ale

mr. wilson: madam speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise seek recognition? mr. wilson: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from colorado, congressman perlmutter. mr. perlmutter: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from th

mr. markey: -- mr. waxman: mr. speaker, i yield to mr. markey. mr. markey: i thank you, mr. chairman. and i thank everyone who worked on this legislation. all of the members on both sides of the aisle. but as chairman waxman just said, this took an enormous amount of work by a lot of staffers over a sustained, intense period of time and i want to thank all of you for everything that you have done to make today possible. i think you really do deserve a round of applause for the tremendous work that you have done. it's your victory as much as any member and we thank you for it. mr. waxman: and reclaiming my time, i'd like to read from page 333 of the manager's amendment and to indicate my gratitude to our staff director, phil barnett, our chief legislative -- chief representative on -- i'm not going to give titles, to the environmental staff on the committee, gregg doddson, laurie schmidt, alexander thais, jeff baron, alex baron, ben hicks and rob cobbs and, mr. markey, i don't know if you've put together -- mr. markey: may i do the same thing? i'd like to thank joe, michael g