[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 96 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H4189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          SAFE CLIMATE CAUCUS

  (Mr. WAXMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WAXMAN. My colleagues, on behalf of the Safe Climate Caucus, I 
want to commend the President for his Climate Action Plan he announced 
on June 25. As the President recognized, we have a moral obligation to 
our children and our grandchildren to protect this planet for future 
generations.
  The history of the Clean Air Act shows that we can have both a clean 
environment and a strong economy. Since its adoption in 1970, the Clean 
Air Act has reduced air pollution by two-thirds while our economy has 
tripled in size. In 2010 alone, the Clean Air Act prevented over 
160,000 premature deaths and millions of respiratory illnesses. The 
Clean Air Act has also made the U.S. a world leader in clean energy 
technology. In 2008, the U.S. pollution control industry generated $300 
billion in revenues, $44 billion in exports, and over 1.5 million jobs.
  This time will be no different. In fact, a new study shows the 
President's plan could create hundreds of thousands of jobs.

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