[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12182]
[From the U.S. 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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