mr. collin peterson, the chairman of the agriculture committee, is great in how he thought the priorities of the ag community to bear in the conversation. >> and now he will have an amendment on the floor that will capture the issues and enable america's farmers to fuel america's energy independence. and mr. wrangle, the chairman of the ways and means committee, did a great job of how we go forward from the standpoint of his committee. i don't know if we have it here, but what you should see is what the c.d.o. put out about how lower income people will benefit from this bill, -- so i am very proud of the bill. i think it takes us in the direction we want to go. >> -- all the different factions you brought together which is sort of a house of representatives answer. my question was an environment in more of a scientific question. are you satisfied that the concessions you've made the bill is the best you could have done for the environment? >> yes. and let me say this, to give me another opportunity to put this in a context of which i'm very proud. >> we have to look at the fiesta -- we pa

mr. waxman being the chairman of the committee. it was formed for this purpose. collin peterson, the chairman of the agriculture committee, was great and how he brought the priorities of the ag community to bear in a conversation. . i am so pleased the have the strong support of the environmental community. >> you brought together the different factions which was a sort of house of representatives answer. my question was, is it the best ticket done for the environment? -- is it the best that you could have done for the environment? >> you have to look at this as a piece of what we have done since we came in in january. the pass recovery act that had record investments in science and otherwise, as related to energy, a strong commitment to the grade. we took six steps of their on the environment and the energy issue. the bill has provisions. the budget has the energy issue as one of the key pillars of turning the rope -- for turning the economy around. it is a bill to reduce pollution and it will. it will reduce our dependence on foreign oil. this bill accomplishes all of those th

record submit two letters, one from the honorable collin peterson and the other one from the honorable adoll fuss towns, chairman of the oversight committee and mr. peterson is chairman of the house committee on agriculture with respect to their concerns regarding this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, general leave is granted. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speaker. now i would like to yield for such time as he may consume to the lead sponsor of this measure, a very diligent member of congress and part of our leadership team, mr. larson of connecticut. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from connecticut. mr. larson: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. lynch, chairman, you've done an outstanding job, along with the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz in outlining what this bill does. before i begin, i'd like to thank, because this has been such a nonpartisan effort in so many respects and a commitment on first and foremost on the part of the oversight committee to take a bill whose genesis evolved out of the last session and make it a better bill and perfect it. to those ends, along with mr. lynch and mr.