[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H3958-H3959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IS PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH

  (Mr. McEACHIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McEACHIN. Mr. Speaker, more than 24 million people in the United 
States are affected by asthma. Of that, more than 6 million are 
children. The children who live with asthma must limit their physical 
activities or even miss schooldays because of lung disease that is 
linked to outdoor air pollution. But if we act now, future generations 
will not have to face such a reality.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on our Nation's leaders to protect 
human health and promote a healthy environment for this generation and 
the next.
  Last month I introduced the Healthy Environment for Children Act 
because our children deserve an environment that will not hurt, hinder, 
or force them to live indoors. The Healthy Environment for Children Act 
would prohibit any reduction, consolidation, or

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termination of the National Center for Environmental Research, also 
known as the NCER, and its affiliated programs. By preventing such 
changes, my bill will safeguard critical research into the effect of 
chemicals, climate change, and air quality on children's health.
  Mr. Speaker, the time to act is now. I urge you to think of our 
future and to bring this bill to the floor for a vote.

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