[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 2, 1994]
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       TIME TO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

  (Mr. HAMBURG ask and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAMBURG. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the rule of 
H.R. 3425. It is a fair rule which allows germane amendments.
  This rule disallows nongermane amendments which would have 
required risk assessment analysis of all EPA regulations or addressed 
compensations for so-called takings of private property resulting from 
EPA actions. These are issues worthy of debate, however this bill is 
not the proper forum for that debate.
  H.R. 3425 focuses only on the elevation, reorganization and 
management of EPA. Modifications to the bill triggering major revisions 
in environmental policy could also affect vital statutes which fall 
within the jurisdiction of other committees. Potential changes of this 
magnitude warrant careful consideration in those committees.
  It is time to demonstrate our commitment to environmental protection 
both locally and globally. Passage of H.R. 3425 will finally give 
environmental protection the stature it deserves. I urge my colleagues 
to vote yes on the rule so we can pass H.R. 3425 and end 5 years of 
debate on this issue.

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