[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 189 (Wednesday, November 29, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, right now the budget negotiations have 
begun, and I was very pleased to see that President Clinton over the 
last few weeks specifically identified the environment and protection 
of the environment as one of the key issues or one of the key 
priorities that must be maintained and strengthened during these budget 
negotiations.
  Today, Mr. Speaker, we have an opportunity to vote on the 
appropriations conference report that contains the budget for the EPA. 
Unfortunately, inconsistent with the President's priorities and concern 
for the environment, this Republican leadership measure would actually 
reduce funding for the EPA, the Environmental Protection Agency, by 21 
percent over last year. And specifically for enforcement, the amount of 
money that is appropriated is even less; and for the Superfund Program, 
very important to my State and many parts of the country, the funding 
is reduced by 19 percent.
  The President has already said that he intends to veto the EPA 
appropriations bill, and well he should.

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