mr. doyle of pennsylvania. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for five minutes. mr. doyle: thank you, mr. speaker. we've been debating this bill, h.r. 2250, for several months now in the energy and commerce committee, and as we heard from the bill's supporters, it is intended to address the boiler mact rule finalized in february of 2011. many of us here know that when the boiler mact regulation was finalized, e.p.a. asked for 15 months to issue a reproposal. the courts rejected that request and thus e.p.a. was forced to issue the rule on time in february of 2007. however, -- february of 2011. however, they had an administrative stay on the regulation saying they would begin reconsideration with new information that had been made available. in the last few months, i've met with many industries and companies that have expressed concerns with the provision in this final rule. i've listened and even helped foster ongoing conversations between those industries and e.p.a. as the

i want to commend mr. doyle, the manager of the democratic congressional team for his victory. and commend mr. clay, congressman clay, whose st. louis cardinals are playing my texas rangers in the world series who proudly wears the st. louis cardinal uniform in the congressional game that -- and the next -- wednesday and thursday night at least one of those games, the rangers win, so that they can get their first world series championship in history. and once that happens between them, the rangers and the cardinals will have 11 world series championships. i want to thank congressman hanna for his excellent work on this bill. i am a proud co-sponsor of it. i have the congressional -- not the congressional baseball but the cooperstown hall of fame baseball cap on my head which i'm violating the rules of the house so i have to take it off immediately, but it is a great institution. 14 million americans have visited it in person since it was established in 1939. i hope to take my son or sons, i have two sons, and two grandsons, to that hall of fame in person in the very near future.

mr. doyle: this congress should be making job creation our top priority. but what is the majority in the house done to create jobs? nothing. what's even worse, every job proposal that president obama has sent to this house has been met with a resounding no. and what's their alternative? to do nothing. democrats have been working to pass legislation to grow this economy and create new jobs. after 42 weeks of doing nothing, it's time for the republican majority to join us in giving the american people the jobs they need and deserve. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from -- the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are welcomed to their own opinions but not welcomed to create the facts. when the democrats took over the congress four years ago, almost five years ago now, unemployment rate was 4.5%. it's b

amendment number 4 printed in the congressional record offered by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. doyle, had been disposed of. the chair: does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. waxman: i do, madam chairman. i have an amendment preprinted in the congressional record, amendment number 11 to h.r. 2250. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 11 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. waxman of california. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. mr. waxman: madam chair and my colleagues, i strongly oppose this bill on substantive grounds. it nullifies critical e.p.a. rules to cut toxic air pollution from solid waste incinerator and large industrial boilers. it threatens e.p.a.'s ability to issue new rules that actually protect public health by forcing it to set emission standards based on an industry wish list. and on top of that it allows polluters to avoid compliance with the new rules indefinitely. that is enough for me to vote no. i think this is a very bad bill. but this bill has anothe

mr. doyle: thank you, madam speaker. coal ash is a serious issue for this country and especially for pennsylvania. noorly all of my constituents -- nearly all of my constituents get their power from coal and with that comes its byproduct, coal ash, it's an unavoidable part of our power generation in pennsylvania. though the commonwealth of pennsylvania has some of the toughest coal ash disposal standards in the country, i've been convinced coal ash needs to be federally regulated under the resource conservation and recovery act. we had the opportunity to vote on the coal ash issue several time this is year. we've seen policy riders on appropriation bills and legislation that tied the hands of the federal government to regulate coal ash. i haven't supported a sinnle one. let's be clear, i have no record of hamstringing e.p.a. or violating protections but there's a lot of half-truths about this bill and i think we should clear things up. for the first time, coal ash disposal will be federally regulated under rcra through p