mr. chairman, if i might, brandi lawson, the ceo of the american boilers' manufacturers association. he said, this holds a strong promise to create additional, high paying skilled and unskilled domestic manufacturing jobs in boiler and associated industries. so, despite the attacks being made, clean air and getting the pollution out of the air will help our economy, it will keep us healthy, it is good for the economy, and it is good for help. i would urge us to remove this provision from the conference. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you, mr. chairman. senator cardin and i both serve on the dpw committee, discussed these issues in the past and we fundamentally disagree. to me, the epa continues to underestimate cost and overestimate benefits. the costs are real, both in dollars and in terms of jobs. listen carefully to what he has said. i want to go back to what he said about this agreement. mact stands for maximum achievable control technology. this really ought to be a part of this. if we are talking about extending unemployment benefits, the number of people that will lose their