record a series of letters from outside groups opposed to this legislation, including the american lung association, american association for the advancement of science, league of conservation voters and many others. in addition, i'd like to place a statement of administration policy threatening a veto of this bill into the record. and finally, i place into the record some committee correspondence as well as correspondence we receive fled e.p.a. regarding the issues relating to this bill. and now, i yield two -- the chair: the gentlelady's requests are covered by general leave. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. to yield time. ms. johnson: i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from massachusetts, ms. clarke. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. clark: thank you, mr. chairman. the bill before us today is a wolf in sheep's clothing. it's a dangerous attack on the power of knowledge. supposedly this bill prevents the environmental protection agency from using secret science to issue regulations. supposedly, by requiring the e.p.a. to only consider publicly ava

there's serena chin and she's the regional director for the american lung association. >> thanks for being here. it's great to be here. >> this is your passion. talked about that number of 13% of californians smoking, but it used to be a lot higher. it usedo be 22%, 33% of californians smoked. >> so something is working? >>absolutely. when the first tobac tax passed it funded a huge health education program that has spread throughout the state and cities and countieses have jumped on the bandwagon because everyone wanted to be part of getting rid of the tobacco epidemic. so cities and counties started passing smoke-free ws. >> i want to get back to that in a moment, but you're talking about education and i don't think a lot of people realize how dangerous it is the secondnd smoke is. >> that's how manynon-smoking ericans die prematurely from secondhand smoke and that's about losing 13 to 14 years of their life. >> and what does it do to somebody? >> well, most of us know what it feels like to be suddenly exposed to secondhand smoke. you start sneezing and eyeses water. for people who

adrian weiss harrison with the american lung association points to studies showing that gas leaf blowerspread dangerous pollutants including carbon monoxide stir up mold and spores. >> although they're small devi devices, there's so many operating they have a large impact. >> reporter: according to study by the car experts at you had mounds, a consumer grade leaf blower emits more pollutants than this ford f1 fief raptor. >> i'd like to see a total ban of leaf blowers. >> in cities banned or restricted them like montclair, new jersey, where fred and pat live. they helped pass the law which prohibits people from using leaf blowers in warmer months when the heat compounds. negative effects. many gas operated leaf blowers are made with what's called a two stroke engine but many gas powered chain sauce, lawnmowers and snow blowers have them, too. and there's no movement to ban all of these machines. jodi is the executive director of the new jersey landscape contractors association. while he recognizes the concerns, he believes leaf blowers provide a big benefit. >> so much more efficient tha

the american lung association said if the ban is passed, they would be the first community in the nation to take this type of action. >>> up next, old navy under attack. why the retailer is caught up in a price gouging controversy. what it's saying about the cost of some of its clothes. >>> going to get heavier coats ready. the last mild day for a while. i'm tracking the approach of very cold air, when it's going to arrive and how long this drastic drop in temperatures is going to last. that's just ahead. >>> this morning, bret michaels is recovering from kidney surgery. he has diabetes and was rushed off stage earlier this year because of low blood sugar. he is expected to return to the stage thursday in florida. >>> investigators have opened two separate investigations into potential issues involving nearly 400,000 vehicles. the first investigation by the national highway traffic safety administration involves 374,000 honda accords. the second investigation is 17,000 infiniti crossover vehicles from '08. they are made by nissan. nissan and honda say they are investigating. >>> thousand

if it passes, it would be the first of its kind in the nation according to the american lung associationme it is a little town. >> you went up there early. no one is expecting the ground rules. >> reporter: it's not going to affect people smoking. >> reporter: shop owners from the woman you heard from relies heavily on tobacco sales. it's been a close call as his plane lost a hat as it was coming in for a landing yesterday in berlin. now apparently he was never, bono excuse me was apparently never in any danger. the plane did land safely and he's in berlin for today's bambie media award. >>> a little media fun. he responded to a tweet from clinton who is praising his new book. it ended with that hash tag, how are you still not on twitter? they are asking why he di dn't have the instagram account. >>> much of the country is dealing with an early season glass of very -- blast of cold air. but nine months ago they had their own cold snap and the result is a 30% increase in baes being born in their hospitals in the last couple of weeks. >> nine to ten months from now will be real tough. >> o

the american lung association said if the ban is passed, westminster would be the first community inof action. >>> this morning, police have a man in custody charged with vandalizing the graves of veterans at two local cemeteries. bensalem police arrested anthony carter yesterday after connecting him with five arsons from over the summer. police say those fires destroyed american flags and veterans' grave markers at rosedale memorial park and roosevelt memorial. investigators say carter voluntarily gave them a dna swab when an officer noticed him acting strangely in a ceremony late at night. >> it matched to the stems of the flags, when he was pulling the flags out of the ground, he must have left his dna actually on the wood. >> investigators tell us that carter being arrested on veterans day was a coincidence. they just got the dna results back this week. >>> if you live in pennsylvania and depend on medicaid, your benefits are going to change. governor tom corbett's administration says it's part of an overhaul of the program's medical coverage plans. the exact plan changes aren't

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