why are we expanding highways when rail transportation would provide greener alternative to communities? i quite agree. 2,799 people asked this question on progressivecongress. we appreciate you putting that question in. as a person who's really into light rail transit, bike paths, we're having this debate right now as we talk about the transportation re-authorization bill. this is a bill that's only re-authorized every six years and i think that people should have community forums on this bill all over america. it's not just the aces bill that can help us get into a greener, cleaner future, but also the transportation bill and other bills that are coming up. this question, why are we expanding highways when rail transportation will provide greener alternatives to the commuters? great question. i agree that this is what we should be doing. i think that highways have been incentivized and given unfair advantage over light rail transit and i'd like to see them compete on an equal footing. so let me just say, look, don't be afraid of the future. the future's coming anyway. those who stand

and we're hoping people who lose their jobs to transition into a greener economy would be the way the sponsors are selling this. >> we've heard from a number of republicans, republican leadership, against the cap-and-trade parts of this bill. who else is opposed to the bill? are there any democrats opposed to the bill or the cap-and-trade aspect? >> republicans are going to be largely unified. you might see about five or six jump over and then vote with the democrats, probably led by mary bono maxim from california. in the industrial world you got kind of a split. some the national mining association, for example, is working hard against this bill. you're seeing the american farm bureau came out yesterday against the bill. the american petroleum institute is against the bill. so some of the bigger trade groups are fighting this bill. a lot of the conservative groups you definitely have a large group of skeptics on the sides of global warming who don't believe that climate change is an issue and they're trying to stop this bill from moving forward. >> is agriculture committee chairman

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last couple of weeks and months, including some green building incentives and some promotion to get greener jobs and those that have lost their jobs to transition into a green economy. >> we have heard from a number of republicans against the cap and trade parts of this bill. who else is opposed to the bill? other democrats opposed to the bill or the cap and trade aspect? >> the republicans will be largely unified. you might see five or six that will jump over and vote with the democrats. in the industrial world, you have a split. the national mining association is working hard against this bill. you are seeing the american farm bureau come out yesterday against the bill could the american petroleum institute is against the bill could some trade groups are fighting the bill. it a lot of conservative groups have a lot of skeptics on the global warming issue. they are trying to stop the bill from moving forward. >> [unintelligible] >> he is on board. he signed up a few days ago that really jolted this debate. we started this week not knowing if the bill was going to reach the floor this week.

an awful lot of pain especially in the collapse of the automobile industry in transitioning to a greener future for us all. we have no choice. i mean, it's extraordinarily ironic -- doesn't quite answer your question. i was in shanghai and you would think the chinese would be in gloat mode really. our creditor, once our debtor, saying turn in your bonds, the bottom falls out of what is left of the american economy but actually they're not. they're not at all. and they are instead actually not wanting the american model to fail, but on the other hand what they don't like is the message that we really have to at least deliver to ourselves, shanghai -- and i have been in some polluted plays, shanghai takes the cake. it is staggeringly temperature -- turbid with the most emphysema ridden place in the world, raw,en contained discharge of pollutants and they're bringing tragic problems to themselves. i'm not saying that america that has to look at china and gloat. this is one of the expectations out of easy abundance into other times where we are stewards of our own resources. this, ties is an

an awful lot of pain, mostly in a climate service, the automobile industry, and transitioning to a greener future for us all. we really sort of have no choice. i mean, as extraordinary irony to answer your question, but i hope it's not completely irrelevant. i was in shanghai quite recently and you think the chinese would all be in global mode quite recently. ones are better now are creditor, as they turn in their bond, the bottom falls out of what left of the american economy. but actually they are not. they are not at all. and they are instead actually not wanting the american model to fail. on the other hand what they don't like is sort of the message that we really have to at least deliver to ourselves. shanghai, and i have been in some beleaguered places in the world, shanghai really takes the cake. it is staggeringly turbulent with the most emphysema ridden pollution of any place i have been in the world. it is the most raw, uncontained discharge of pollutants. and they are storing up all kinds of incredibly expensive and tragic problems for themselves. i'm not saying that america ha

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. chairman, madam speaker, i think it's our moral and our ethical imperative and our responsibility to support this bill. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: madam speaker, we reserve the right tclose on the debate, so i will now look for the other side to complete their statements. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: i have a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will state his request. mr. price: madam speaker, it's been estimated with great accuracy that between 2.3 million and 7.2 million jobs will be lost each year with this bill. i would ask unanimous consent that the house rise for a moment of silence to recognize those who will lose their jobs because of this bill. the speaker pro tempore: t