[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 102 (Thursday, July 17, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PROMISES AND ASSURANCES

  (Mr. NEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, this is going to be a big week for Americans. 
We want to talk about tax cuts and what we can do to help children. But 
Carol Browner, Director of the U.S. EPA, is at it once again. She has 
made her final ruling, with agreement by the White House, that there 
are going to be some new ozone rules.
  They did not look at the sound science. We know that from George Wolf 
that heads up the subcommittee. They did not release the information 
when we asked for it. Now in fact they might have cut some deals across 
the country that some areas do not have to go under these new rules, 
but they will not tell us whether they have or have not.
  We need the truth, Mr. Speaker. The American people need the truth. 
These policies are not going to help people with respiratory problems. 
They are simply going to throw people out of work.
  Most important, Mr. Speaker, this is the United States. It is time, 
no matter where we stand on these issues, that we do not let unelected 
bureaucrats decide national law. The people send Members of Congress 
here to talk about national law. The Director of the U.S. EPA is trying 
to mandate that we will do a certain policy without addressing the 
give-and-take of talking to the Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, we have got to get behind the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania [Mr. Klink] in his efforts.

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