[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 58 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             REPUBLICANS USED TO CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss the Lower Energy 
Costs Act, or H.R. 1.
  That is a joke. Once again, the title of a Republican bill does not 
match the content.
  This bill does not save Americans one dime in energy costs. Instead, 
it will cost them at least $2.4 billion, according to the Congressional 
Budget Office.
  It will pollute drinking water and poison the air we breathe. It 
eliminates Federal funds to decrease greenhouse gases, and it increases 
dangerous drilling on Federal lands and in national parks.
  It was Republican President Richard Nixon who started the 
Environmental Protection Agency. Back then, Republicans cared about the 
health and safety of the environment and Americans. Clearly, this bill 
shows they could care less about both.

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