[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 1, 1994]
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                       VOTE AGAINST THE EPA RULE

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, is it a good idea for the Government to 
know how a certain regulation will impact the economy before it is 
implemented?
  As many as 92 percent of the American people think that it is a good 
idea; 95 Senators voted for such an idea in the form of the Johnson 
amendment to the EPA bill we will consider tomorrow.
  Sadly, the Rules Committee is not so fond of this commonsense 
amendment. For that reason, they have forbidden consideration of this 
amendment for tomorrow's floor action.
  The American people have said yes, yes, yes, but the Rules Committee 
has responded no, no, no. The Senate said yes, yes, yes, but the Rules 
Committee said no, no, no.
  It kind of makes you wonder whose side the Rules Committee is on.
  Mr. Speaker, this is just one more example of how the Rules Committee 
thwarts the will of the American people.
  I urge my colleagues to vote with their constituents and against the 
Rules Committee by voting down the rule on the EPA bill.

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