but the best estimate i've gotten from the e.p.a. has a little over one hundred thirty million dollars the average cost to remediate you ordered by the e.p.a. was seventy thousand dollars per house and not believe it was ninety five i had some e.p.a. officials come to my office and i told them what they want to do i said come go with me so we all got my pick up and i drove up on a chair pile and i said you folks think you're going to be able to fix this and one e.p.a. official made a statement to me on top of that chapel right over there i'll be able to retire here that's their attitude it's not about what's best for these people how can you justify digging up a yard when you have three million tons of contaminants across the street could they have done things differently in the twenty storm the mining boom could they have have managed the the waste differently. probably they could've done a better job of it when i think about at that time you know should we think about it now they are straight we are think about. yeah that's as bad the

e.p.a. was seventy thousand dollars per house in not believe it was ninety five has some e.p.a. officials kind of office and they tell me what they want to do i said come go with me so we'll go to my pick and i go i'm up on a chip pile and i said evokes think you're going to be able to fix this and one e.p.a. official made a statement to me on top of that ship all right over there i'll be able to retire here that's their attitude and it's not about what's best for me it's people how can you justify digging up a yard when you have three million turns of contaminants across the street could they have done things differently in the twenty storm the mining boom could they have had managed the waste differently. probably could have done a better job of it but i think about it that's time no should we think about it now damn straight we better think about. yet a chance bad the grounds bad boy things high the reason the e.p.a. came here on day one called this their worst was the water. since the mines close they filled up with water so bad nothing can live in it. and water the pours ou

the e.p.a. has issued over 400 final rules. use thithese are rules that do e effect of law. that's over two rules per day so far that each day that the "federal register" has been open for business in 2011. imagine any business in the united states -- in our home communities -- businesses having to comply with two new e.p.a. rules each day that you're open for business, and of course if you don't comply, then you face thousands of dollars in fines. this is just business as usual for the e.p.a. thousands of rules are filling the "federal register." i'm sorry, 70,000 pages this year alone. the cost of rules issued this year are estimated to eclipse the $100 billion mark. it is time to stop washington bureaucrats. they're issuing excessive rules without considering their impact on our economy. the problem is that this administration does not believe that there is a regulations problem. they think that regulations -- more regulations actually create jobs rather than harm jobs. now, fortunately, a previo

and i remember hearing about you know more superfund site in the country and that was based on e.p.a. has a model dakota has a great king system model h.r.s. model and they've changed over the years but at the time the way that model was set up this site scored very high and i'm the original four hundred eleven or some odd sites that were added to the national priorities list this was the top scoring site and once we were declared superfund site that was the beginning of the end because . you just don't bounce back from the initial part of our focus was on the water quality or the cooperating you know one they came in and they tried to do some guy team stuff and it failed so we get one was trying to solve the surface water impacts from the from the contaminated mine water being discharged but how much is . about eight million dollars their theory was motor equals water and doesn't work that way but you're in the mine and they had twenty four seventh's to get rid of all of the water that was in the room where the mine for located you had tremendous amounts of water that you could deal with

in addition to myself, e.p.a. has many people staffed to monitor the navy's actions, we have human health risk assessors to make sure that the clean up levels, those types of in-points the navy is seeking to is protective of the local residents. we have an expert in reed logical clean up, a community involvement coordinator to make sure the navy reaches out and engages, an attorney to make sure of all of the legal issues are monitored and an engineering contractor with more than 15 years of experience at the shipyard. with respect to parcel e-2, epa is overseeing the navy's 15-year study of this parcel. all parts of the shipyard we regulators stay deeply involved in the testing and the design and the construction step. a lot of people do not understand that all of the points laura talked about where soils were tested and groundwater were tested, that is done via a work plan sent to epa and the state first. we review it. we approve it. and then the navy implements it only after epa approves that. because of the extensi

and e.p.a. has totally shoved aside the traditional role that some state regulators play as an e.p.a. partner in establishing clean air plans known as state implementation plans. in fact, in this case the e.p.a. established a federal implementation plan, a one-size-fits-all national plan that completely rejects state efforts to manage compliance. our power providers and regulators are echoing the same message. there just isn't enough time for them. instead of three or five or ten years that is really needed by administrative fiat, e.p.a. has said, you get six months to rebuild a power plant. and let me be crystal clear about what nebraska's power providers did and didn't say. they did not say we can't change and we won't change. they did not say "just leave me alone." what they did say to me very clearly is "we can't wave a magic wand. we cannot do the impossible. we cannot put together the finance plan in six months. we cannot put a request for bid out and get the work done in six months. we cannot

agencies of government the e.p.a. has to be rebuilt but you know how to value can't name the third one the third agency of government i would i would do away with education the. i'm right back to the commerce and let's see if i can add the third to our camp so i. opes fifteen minutes later he remembered that it was the department of energy that he would eliminate place with made bombs that's why i've offered to ship to rick perry a case of edison factory attritional supplement from all of the sponsors of my radio show can prove brain functioning and goes memory what about herman cain and heading into the debate dodging allegations of sexual harassment all eyes were on cain to see how he'd perform and if you thought he'd be careful how he talked about women think again as we cain said about former speaker of the house nancy pelosi. but legislation has already been written h.r. three thousand in the previous congresspeople states are third to four hundred and put beddoes has already been written we didn't hear about that in

they do not cause problems with the environment, the e.p.a. has recognized it's neglect negligid the manufacturers will have it worked out over the next few years. the presiding officer: the senator from's time has expired. mr. demint: thank you, madam president. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: mr. reid: move to reconsider and lay it on the table. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: it is my understanding on the -- it is my understanding on the next vote that's scheduled, the crapo a.m., that senator crapo and senator stabenow wish to enter into a colloquy, and i ask unanimous consent they both be given two minutes to explain what this is all about. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. crapo: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator idaho. mr. crapo: i will withdraw this amendment at the conclusion of this colloquy, but i wanted to make sure we understand what the amendment does. this amendment prohibits any funds from being used by the c

e.p.a. itself has indicated that it needs an order to collect more data and analysis and to finalize the rules. so it gives e.p.a. what it says it needs. more specifically, it would provide e.p.a. 15 months from the date of the bill's enactment to repropose and finalize the new border rules which i want to emphasize that e.p.a. has actually already requested at this time. this bill would also extend the compliance deadlines from three to five years which would allow companies adequate time to comply with the new standards and install the required equipment. crucially, this bill would also direct e.p.a. to ensure the new rules are achievable and realistic. we all recognize the vital role the e.p.a. plays in keeping the air we breathe and the water we drink clean and safe. but we also need to get some commonsense limits on its actions. and that means putting in place laws that protect americans against the kind of regulatory overreach that too many unelected bureaucrats in washington seem to live for these days, especially in these challenging economic times. as i said, this bill has a lot of su

there's a rule that the obama administration's e.p.a. has put forward that says business industry -- business, industry, hospital, anyone that has a boiler, you have to put in some cases, millions of dollars into this boiler to bring it up to some standard that standard hasn't been clearly defined an the e.p.a. said, can we take time to figure out what we're requiring of folks before we take major capital investments, capital investments that could be used to create more jobs. but these businesses will be required to put this money into an expenditure to bring this boiler up to some code that we can't prove has any environmental benefit, that's why you see so many folks who are advocaters in environment co-sponsoring this bill. we could lose potentially 20,000 jobs nationwide. that's in the primary pulp and paper industry alone. not other industries. in the primary pulp and paper industry, that's 18% of that work force. at a time when we need to be creating jobs, we certainly -- we should be getting rid of regulations that cost us jobs. the

the e.p.a. has asked for more time. both parties support it. let's pass it. and then once we pass that bill, we should tank the four other bipartisan house-passed bills i highlighted last week. these four bills would help businesses raise capital, expand their businesses, and create more jobs. they all passed with bipartisan support over in the house. we've got bipartisan companion or similar legislation right here in the senate. what's the holdup? let's pass these bills, too. there's the small company capital formation act, cosponsored by senators tester and toomey. it's companion legislation got 183 votes in the house. let's pass t there's the community bank resource improvement act cosponsored by senator hutchison and pryor. it's companion legislation in the house got 184 democrats. let's take it up and pass it. there's the private company flexibility and growth act, cosponsored by senators toomey and carper. let's pass it. there's the democratickization access to capital act sponsored by senator scott brown, a similar bill in the house passed with 407 vot

and the e.p.a. has issued a number of regulations and some that are yet to be enacted that these job creators were very concerned about. i heard from the panelists, the common theme that, they're not against regulations, we've always had regulations, at least ever since i've been around. and we're going to continue to have regulations. and we need reasonable regulations to keep our water and air clean. i've got a 4-year-old and a 19-month-old and i want them to have a clean and safe environment. but we're not talking about just regulations, reasonable regulations. we're talking about excessive, overly burdensome regulations that in some cases require such drastic steps to comply that they just run people out of business. we've dealt with a lot of those here in the house, trying to reverse some of the stuff coming out of the administration. i heard from our energy industry , the electric corporatives. some of the panelists represented those companies. and they indicated that if some of the e.p.a. rules a

e.p.a. would need to be published in the federal register within 30 days. senator inhofe has contributed the energy tax prevention act, prohibits the e.p.a. from using the clean air act to regulate greenhouse gases. repeal restrictions on government use of domestic alternative fuels, repeal section 526 of the energy independence and security act of 2007 which prohibits federal agencies from contracting for alternative fuels such as coal to liquid fuels. the public lands job creation act of senator heller eliminates a burdensome and unnecessary delay in approval of projects on federal lands by allowing the permitting process to move forward unless the department of the interior objects within 45 days. this will streamline the permitting process for domestic energy and mineral production on b.l.m. lands without compromising environmental analysis. senator mcconnell has introduced the renew trade promotion authority which would provide the president with fast track authority to negotiate trade agreements that will eliminate foreign trade barriers and open new markets for america

unfortunately, one of our republican colleagues has proposed an amendment to block the e.p.a.' efforts. this misguided message would put polluters' profits before the health of our families and children and the consequences would be devastating. air pollution can cause asthma, heart attacks, strokes and cancer. long-term exposure can also damage the immune, neurological and reproductive systems. nationally, almost one in ten children now suffers from asthma. that's according to the centers for disease control and prevention. in some parts of new jersey, one out of every four residents has -- has asthma. we should be working to make our skies cleaner for these children, not dirtier. some on the other side say we can't afford to worry about the health of our children and our communities right now. they claim the new rule will kill jobs. mr. president, this isn't about killing jobs, it's about saving lives, and we should not allow ourselves to be misled. according to e.p.a., the new rule will prevent 40,000 premature deaths and 15,000 heart attacks from taking place. the new stand

e.p.a. was created in the one nine hundred seventy s. carbon emissions in america have gone down sixty three percent g.d.p. has tripled plain and simple environmental regulations are better for our health and our economy will they mean less profit for c.e.o.'s which is why republicans hate. it's the good the bad in the very very publicly ugly good one wisconsin now the progressive group is spearheading the governor scott walker recall effort with a campaign appropriately called occupy walker the purpose of the campaign is quote can publicize the disastrous policies of the pro corporate anti middle class scott walker street. one wisconsin now and a slew of other groups have sixty days to collect the five hundred forty thousand signatures needed to trigger a recall you can find more information at one wisconsin now i got work to get out there and collect signatures because the bad herman cain the pizza man who's pretending to run for president is once again suffering from foot in mouth disease in a recent interview cain again echoed the often de bunked islamophobia claims that a majority of muslims hold extremis

e.p.a. side of this? do you know you have to post a sign that you are an equal opportunity employer and by the way, that has to be in multiple languages and in case someone who hose up that doesn't speak that language and on and on it went. and there was compliance with federal and state regulations. and so as the years went by, i got better about it and i found out more to comply with and i got greater frustration in me because of this burden of filing reports and meeting deadlines and making sure they had all the paperwork and all the paperwork that i was filling out was going out in a storage dungeon, never to be seen again, unless there was a regulation or enforcement regulation and i was confident they would dig it up. what good did it do and what good did that regulation do if it was going to go off into storage that god forbid we had an accident and os hmp a wanted to make sure i had my regulations in place. and i made a comment here in the judiciary committee a month or so ago that of all these regulations that we have to comply with, if you look across america, there are good companies in this coun

e.p.a. that would allow for the protection of certain waters in the state. mr. latourette: now my time has expired? the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. latourette: i really had something pithy to say. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york. in the opinion of the chair the noes have t the amendment is not agreed to. mr. bishop: on that i request the yeas and nays. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 8 printed in house report 112-267. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? ms. slaughter: mr. chairman, as the designee of mr. dingell of michigan i offer an amendment. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 8, printed in house report number 112-267, offered by ms. slaughter of new york. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 455, the gentlelady from new york, ms. slaughter, and a member opposed will each control five min

has never given the f.c.c. this authority. regulators and bureaucrats all across the government are overstepping their bounds in many areas, the n.m.b., the nlrb, the e.p.a., and it's time for congress to push back and we can do it today. regulators should not regulate without congress' explicit authority. the courts said so in the comcast case. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. mrs. hutchison: madam president, the success of the internet should not be tampered with. we need to pass resolution 6 that is before us today. thank you and i yield the floor. mrs. hutchison: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mrs. hutchison: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mrs. hutchison: madam president, what about our second vote on the other congressional review act? the presiding officer: that will take consent. that will take consent to order the yeas and nays. mrs. hutchison: i ask for the yeas and nays on that one as well. the presiding officer: is there objection to ordering the yeas and nays? without objection -- is there

e.p.a. survey of needs, minnesota needs $4.1 billion to upgrade our drinking and sanitary water systems alone. and in 2011 alone, my state has $4 00 million worth of projects that are just sitting there. clean water projects are strightal to the safety of our communities, particularly our rural communities. we all benefit from projects that will protect our environment, help create jobs and support local infrastructure. let me give you an example. in southwestern minnesota we're work upon a three-state effort with iowa, south dakota, and minnesota to get water to 20 communities. the region's current lack of water has brought economic development to a standstill in an area where there are all kinds of possibilities for development in an ag community. according to the manager of the lincoln pipe stone rural water system in minnesota, this lack of clean water has forced a community to turn away businesses that would have otherwise opened in the area. including a large dairy plant, a large cattle feeding operation, biofuels plants, that's just in the last five years. in other words, the community has lost untold jobs and economi

e.p.a. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. are there further requests for one-minutes? the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. danny davis of illinois for today, mr. heinrich of new mexico for today and mr. jones of north carolina for today after 11:30 a.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. andrews, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. andrews: thank you, madam speaker. i appreciate this opportunity. i'd like to thank the members of the house staff that are staying beyond voting hours for our opportunity to speak and i promise i will reward your efforts with brevity. this is the end of another difficult week for a lot of americans. for too many americans it's another week without a paycheck. for many americans this is the week that their unemployment benefits expire and they will have n