ms. edwards of maryland. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 138, the gentlewoman from maryland, ms. edwards, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from maryland. ms. edwards: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in support of my amendment to h.r. 1030 to the so-called secret science reform act. let me first say first, i'm opposed to the bill and the underlying premise that there's not good science, good research and good data being gathered by the e.p.a. unfortunately this bill would force the e.p.a. to choose between protecting our health and environment and maintaining the privacy of patient medical records and the confidentiality of business records. but my amendment highlights one issue that to me makes a mockery of this entire effort. the bill, as written, currently gives the e.p.a. only $1 million per year to carry out the provisions in the bill. wouldn't be so bad except that the congressional budget office estimates the cost of the bill to be $250 m

ms. edwards: thank you. the democratics' budget -- democrats' budget really would create jobs in america through rebuilding our infrastructure and supporting jobs by making sure our nation's manufacturers get to invest in the research and development that they need. in short mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote down this draconian republican budget and support each of the democratic alternatives. i know i'll be voting for them. because each of them even though they're different, would be way better than the draconian budget that's been proposed by republicans. and i thank my colleague from maryland for his leadership. we need to invest in america's future, including our hardworking men and women. with that i yield. the chair: the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to yield three minutes to a member of the budget committee the gentleman from south carolina, mr. sanford. the chair: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for three minutes. mr. sanford: i thank

ms. edwards the gentleman from new york, mr. engel the gentlewoman from california ms. eshoo the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, the gentlewoman from california, miss susan davis, the gentleman from california mr. schiff, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. bolden. vice president biden: friends of the senate at the direction of that body appoints the following senators and members of the committees on the part of the senate to escort ashraf ghani into the chamber. mr. mcconnell, the senator from texas, mr. cornyn, the senator from utah, mr. hache, the senator from wyoming mr. barrasso, the senator from mississippi, mr. wicker, the senator from tennessee, mr. corker, the senator from illinois, mr. durbin, the senator from washington, miss bury, the senator from michigan, miss stabin now, the senator from new jersey, mr. menendez, the senator from connecticut, mr. murphy. the speaker: members of the escort committee will please exit through the chamber lobby doors. >> mr. speaker, the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet.

ms. edwards: thank you. the democratics' budget -- democrats' budget really would create jobs in america through rebuilding our infrastructure and supporting jobs by making sure our nation's manufacturers get to invest in the research and development that they need. in short mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote down this draconian republican budget and support each of the democratic alternatives. i know i'll be voting for them. because each of them even though they're different, would be way better than the draconian budget that's been proposed by republicans. and i thank my colleague from maryland for his leadership. we need to invest in america's future, including our hardworking men and women. with that i yield. the chair: the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to yield three minutes to a member of the budget committee the gentleman from south carolina, mr. sanford. the chair: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for three minutes. mr. sanford: i thank