[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 27, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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EPA GREEN MONEY GOES TO CHINA. HUH?
(Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute.)
Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, over the past 10 years, the EPA has
sent almost $100 million in taxpayer money to fund green projects in
foreign countries. In 2010 alone, the EPA gave 18 grants to our good
friends, the Chinese. Why does the EPA do that? We owe the Chinese over
$1 trillion. Why are we adding to our debt in misguided hopes that they
can clean up the smoggy skies in China with American grant money? There
is more. Why is the Breathe Easy, Jakarta program in Indonesia the
responsibility of the taxpayers in Houston, Texas? Well, it's not. I
don't breathe easier knowing green money from the U.S. is financing
green development in Indonesia.
At a time when we are facing ``somewhat'' of a financial problem, we
can't afford to be trying to green the rest of the world too. I'm for
protecting our environment, but we do not have the money to spend in
hopes of controlling pollution in other countries. Let's green America
first, not China.
And that's just the way it is.
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