Frank Pallone

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, I commend the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Porter) for constantly coming up with innovative approaches to the mental health and the opioid crises. I see this over and over again on her part. Look, the bottom line is local governments need support for these types of specialized mental health response units that she has put together as part of this bill with grant funding. This isn't going to happen unless the Federal Government provides this kind of funding and authorization for these programs. I know locally in New Jersey, it will not happen unless we do something and provide these types of grants. It does disturb me that the Republicans keep trying to politicize this because I know that on our committee, the Energy and Commerce Committee--and most of the speakers on the other side are on our committee--we have worked hard to come together in a bipartisan way to try to come up with innovative approaches to the behavioral health crisis. We did a bill that passed the House 404-20 just a few months ago that provides help for mental health and well-being that has ways of trying to deal with this crisis. I think that Katie Porter should be commended for coming up with another creative and innovative approach for trying to deal with this. Every day, we know that the crisis is there, and we have to, at a Federal level, respond to it. This bill will go very far, in my opinion, toward responding to that crisis. Mr. Speaker, I urge everyone to support this bill on both sides of the aisle, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise to offer some additional thoughts in support of our historic legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA or the Act). The electric power sector presents unique issues because it is evolving rapidly. Renewable and other low-emitting electricity generation are rapidly replacing coal-fired generation. The costs of the former continue to fall, leaving many of the coal-fired plants that remain in operation with thin profit margins. The IRA includes numerous provisions and substantial funding designed to accelerate this transition to clean energy. Of particular relevance, Section 13204 of the IRA creates a new federal tax credit (at Internal Revenue Code Section 45V) for production of clean hydrogen, and Section 13104 extends and increases the federal tax credit (at Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q) for carbon oxide capture, also referred to as carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). Congress anticipates that while this tax credit will make CCUS more affordable for coal-fired electricity generating plants and will allow some to continue to operate while reducing their GHG emissions, power companies will also continue to choose to retire such plants in favor of cleaner forms of generation. The IRA also includes provisions that support EPA rulemaking to reduce GHG emissions from the electric power sector. Congress understands that this rulemaking will have the incidental effect of expediting the transition to clean energy because by requiring fossil fuel-fired power plants to reduce emissions, it will require additional investments by these plants that will not be needed for plants using cleaner forms of generation. In particular, Section 60107 establishes new CAA Section 135 that requires EPA to account for this transition to clean energy in promulgating regulations to reduce GHG emissions. Section 60107(a)(1) through (4) provide EPA $68 million to support actions--such as consumer-related education and technical assistance to State, Tribal, and local governments--to reduce GHG emissions that result from domestic electricity generation and use, and Section 60107(a)(5) provides $1 million for EPA to conduct an assessment of the reductions in GHG emissions that will result from changes in domestic electricity generation and use anticipated to occur on an annual basis through fiscal year 2031. Section 60107(a)(6), as previously noted, provides $18 million for EPA to promulgate additional requirements under its CAA authorities to ensure reductions in GHG emissions, incorporating the assessment under paragraph (5). Congress has full confidence that EPA has sufficient expertise to make the assessment under Section 60107(a)(5) and conduct the rulemakings contemplated under Section 60107 through the authority of CAA Section 111 and other CAA provisions. EPA has a long history of action in this sector. In fact, EPA initiated rulemaking to control air pollutants from the electric power industry shortly after enactment of the 1970 CAA Amendments and, in the five decades since, has promulgated numerous regulations affecting the industry, under several CAA provisions, that are among the most significant in EPA's history. Congress considers these activities as clear evidence of EPA's robust understanding of the electric power industry, its underlying economics, its sources of electricity generation, its infrastructure, its mechanisms to maintain reliability, its rate structure, and other components. Congress believes the U.S. Supreme Court correctly recognized EPA's expertise in the electric power sector in 2011 in American Electric Power v. Connecticut and notes the Supreme Court's recent opinion in West Virginia v. EPA does not call EPA's expertise into question. (American Electric Power v. Connecticut, 564 U.S. 410, 426, 427, 428 (2011); West Virginia v. EPA, No. 20-1530, Slip Op. at 25 (2022)). The IRA authorizes EPA to make use of the additional funding that Section 60107 provides to promulgate regulations for GHGs under Sections 111(b) and 111(d) for new and existing industrial sources. Section 111 is the single most important tool in EPA's toolkit for regulating new and existing industrial sources of GHGs, and Congress expects EPA to make increasing use of it. Section 111 authorizes EPA to base regulatory requirements on the ``best system of emission reduction . . . adequately demonstrated'' (BSER) for controlling air pollutants, taking into account, among other things, cost. As previously noted, Congress expects that EPA will interpret Section 111 broadly, consistent with its meaning since it was enacted in the 1970 CAA Amendments, so that EPA will be able to promulgate impactful regulations for these sources, including ones that may be innovative, as appropriate. Congress intends for all of the technologies funded under this Act (such as the tax credits for CCUS and clean hydrogen production) to be available to EPA to tackle the climate crisis, along with any other technologies or systems that EPA finds meet statutory criteria, such as those identified in its April 2022 draft White Paper. (Available and Emerging Technologies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Combustion Turbine Electric Generating Units (Apr. 21, 2022)). While the draft White Paper identified methods EPA or States could use to reduce GHGs from combustion turbines (which are generally natural-gas fired), many of these methods could also apply to steam boiler units (which are generally coal-fired) and to other industrial sources. Section 111, as enacted, clearly authorizes EPA to adopt any of these measures as the BSER--if EPA determines that they meet the applicable requirements concerning, for example, cost--and therefore as the basis for regulatory requirements for new and existing sources. The Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia v. EPA does not preclude those types of controls as BSER or as a component of the best system and, in fact, recognizes many of them as traditional air pollution control measures. The IRA recognizes this extraordinary time of transition in the energy sector and the rapid pace of technological change, and we urge EPA, where feasible, to base its emissions requirement on both technologies that are available now and those that will be available in the near term, including because of incentives contained within this Act. This approach may allow EPA flexibility to address more fully GHG emissions from particular source categories in its rulemaking. The tax credits for CCUS and clean hydrogen production included in this Act may also figure into CAA Section 111 GHG regulations for new and existing industrial sources as well as other CAA requirements, such as permitting under Section 165. As noted above, Congress anticipates that EPA may consider CCUS or clean hydrogen as candidates for BSER for electric generating plants as well as for other fossil fuel-fired industrial sources. Further, Congress anticipates that EPA may consider the impact of the CCUS and hydrogen production tax credits in lowering the costs of those measures. As I noted above, Congress anticipates that regulatory requirements to reduce emissions imposed on coal-fired electricity generating plants will require additional investments by these plants--investments that non-emitting plants will not have to make. Such a rulemaking would be clearly authorized under Section 111, consistent with its meaning since enactment. Congress intends that, for purposes of rules under Section 111 and other CAA requirements based on CCUS or clean hydrogen, the cost of CCUS or clean hydrogen may be calculated on the assumption that the amount of the tax credit is the increased amount available under Internal Revenue Code Sections 45Q(h)(1) or 45V(e)(1), respectively, as added by this Act. Section 60105(g) provides EPA $5 million to provide grants to states to adopt and implement GHG and zero-emission standards for mobile sources pursuant to Section 177 of the CAA. Congress supports states taking actions to address their air pollution and climate needs. An important tool that many states have available is the ability to adopt California's GHG, zero-emissions vehicle, and criteria pollutant emissions standards for mobile sources under Section 177, which they may submit to EPA afterwards as part of their state measures. Funding available in Section 60105(g) is intended to support states wishing to use this tool. A necessary predicate for states adopting California's standards under Section 177 is that EPA issue a waiver of preemption pursuant to CAA Section 209. By making these funds available specifically for states to adopt and implement California's GHG and zero emission mobile source standards, Congress indicates its approval of EPA's decision to grant a waiver to California for such standards where the statutory criteria have been met. EPA has done this several times in the past including, but not limited to, in 2009 for California's GHG standards for new motor vehicles; in 2013 for California's advanced clean car standards, including its zero-emission vehicle sales mandate; and in 2014 and 2016 for California's heavy-duty GHG emission standards. California may continue to need such standards to address compelling and extraordinary conditions. Congress recognizes the reductions in GHG emissions from motor vehicles and engines owing to increased engine efficiency, improved vehicle design, and the transition to low- and zero-emission vehicles, including fuel-cell and battery-powered electric vehicles. EPA's recent light-duty vehicle regulations establishing standards for motor vehicles and engines for 2023 and later model years identify and incentivize these technological developments. (86 Fed. Reg. 74434 (Dec. 30, 2021)). Congress recognizes EPA's longstanding authority under CAA Section 202 to adopt standards that rely on zero emission technologies, and Congress expects that future EPA regulations will increasingly rely on and incentivize zero-emission vehicles as appropriate. Other provisions in the IRA will further support the transition to zero- emission vehicles including, but not limited to, Section 60101, funds to support clean heavy-duty vehicles; Section 60102, funds to reduce air pollution and support zero-emissions technology at ports; Section 60104, funds to support diesel emissions reductions; and Sections 13401 through 134003, tax credits for clean vehicles. The IRA provides additional funding for EPA to carry out provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, which Congress expects EPA will use to adopt robust measures to address hydrofluorocarbons, which are potent GHGs, and where appropriate, their substitutes. Specifically, Section 60109(a)(1) provides $20 million to carry out subsections (a) through (i) and subsection (k) of the AIM Act. Section 60109(a)(2) provides $3.5 million to deploy new implementation and compliance tools to carry out those same subsections of the AIM Act, and Section 60109(a)(3) provides $15 million for competitive grants for reclaim and innovative destruction technologies under those same subsections of the AIM Act. EPA's rulemaking under the AIM Act to address hydrofluorocarbons is vital to limiting the climate impacts from these potent GHGs and an important tool in helping to address the climate crisis. Congress recognizes that addressing hydrofluorocarbons, and where appropriate their substitutes, under the recently enacted AIM Act may present novel and complex issues that may require innovative regulatory approaches, including robust measures to ensure compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements. In providing this additional funding under Section 60109, Congress intends that EPA construe its authority under the AIM Act broadly, consistent with the meaning of AIM since its enactment, to help ensure compliance so requirements are fully achieved. Promulgating and implementing these regulations may be resource-intensive, and this additional funding will allow EPA to prioritize those efforts and devote the necessary resources to them, including adopting innovative and impactful requirements and successfully implementing those regulations to ensure that Congressional goals of addressing climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons are achieved. Congress further recognizes that the Agency has developed a robust set of tools and worked closely with industry to meet these ambitious goals. Previous EPA actions include protecting our borders from illegal trade and facilitating transitions to innovative alternatives and technologies, many of which have been developed and deployed by American companies. This additional funding provides further support for the Agency to continue with this important work. By passing the IRA, Congress is making a critical and historic down payment toward a stable climate and shared economic opportunity powered by American-made clean energy. The IRA gives us an opportunity to meet our science-based climate goals and be a global clean energy leader through American innovation, manufacturing, and job creation while bolstering policy action and partnerships by federal agencies, states, and local governments to reduce GHGs and create a clean future for all. The CAA is one of the most powerful and enduring tools available to achieve our climate and clean energy goals. Congress recognizes EPA's longstanding authority and responsibility to regulate GHGs as air pollutants under the CAA, and with the IRA clearly and deliberately instructs EPA to use it. As discussed, the IRA combines economic incentives to reduce climate pollution with regulatory drivers to spur greater reductions under EPA's CAA authorities. The IRA also builds on EPA's time-tested responsibility and authority under the CAA by making critical amendments to provide EPA with important new tools and new funding to protect the public. These changes to our nation's clean air law, and the many other historic provisions of the IRA, will ensure the promise of the CAA to promote the public health, welfare, and the productive capacity of the American people is strengthened and continues for years to come.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of our historic legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA or the Act). The Act establishes incentives and actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other forms of health-harming pollution throughout every major sector including transportation, electricity production, industrial, manufacturing, and buildings while also lowering energy costs so Americans across the country will see savings. At the same time, the Act reinforces the longstanding authority and responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate GHGs as air pollutants under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The IRA combines new economic incentives to reduce climate pollution with bolstered regulatory drivers that will allow EPA to drive further reductions under its CAA authorities. The IRA contains the most important and far-reaching amendments to the CAA in more than a generation. EPA's responsibility to address GHG air pollution under the CAA is long-standing and time tested. By passing the IRA, Congress underscores and reinforces that responsibility. To the extent the Supreme Court has suggested otherwise under the so-called ``major questions'' doctrine, the IRA is abundantly clear. As Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce (the Committee), I would like to specifically address the provisions related to EPA rulemaking within the Committee's jurisdiction. These specific provisions include those provisions supporting EPA rulemaking to address climate change, providing clean energy incentives that EPA may take into account in developing regulatory requirements, and imposing additional requirements that EPA must implement through rulemaking. I am proud to say that many of these provisions were developed by the Committee, so I would like to explain how Congress intends these provisions to work, state our intent for EPA action under them, and clarify the legislative requirements. The IRA is expected to reduce GHG emissions by approximately 40 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The Act achieves this objective in large part by amending the CAA to give EPA the authority and funding to collect fees on excess methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, and to spend tens of billions of dollars to provide grants, make assessments, conduct monitoring and outreach, provide technical assistance, and undertake other actions to reduce GHG emissions. (See Sections 60101, 60102, 60103, 60114, and 60201, which add new CAA Sections 132, 133, 134, 137, and 138, respectively). It also provides EPA with additional funding to support rulemaking under the CAA to reduce GHG emissions. Of particular note, Section 60107, the Low Emissions Electricity Program, adds CAA Section 135, which directs EPA to conduct an assessment of the reductions in GHG emissions that result from changes in domestic electricity generation and use that are anticipated to occur on an annual basis through fiscal year 2031. This assessment should take into account both changes in the carbon intensity of electricity generation (including reductions in fossil fuel-fired generation and increases in renewable and other low- or zero-emitting generation, including hydrogen), and changes in the amount of electricity use (including increases in use due to electrification of mobile sources and other beneficial electrification and decreases in use due to energy efficiency measures). Section 135(a)(6) provides $18 million for EPA ``to ensure that reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are achieved through use of the existing authorities of this Act,'' incorporating the assessment under Section 135(a)(5). Congress intends for EPA to have significant discretion regarding how to incorporate the assessment under paragraph (5) in its actions under the ``existing authorities.'' These ``existing authorities'' include CAA Section 111 for stationary sources (among other provisions), which, since its enactment, has provided EPA extensive authority to promulgate impactful regulations that reduce GHGs, from, but not limited to, the electric power sector, the industrial sector, and the oil and gas sector as well as CAA Section 202 and other provisions under title II for mobile sources. These and other CAA provisions give EPA broad authority to address air pollution problems, including those that may not have been well understood at the time of enactment, and to do so on the basis of novel mechanisms as may be appropriate for the air pollutant and industry at issue. Congress recognizes that regulation of GHGs in particular may present novel and complex issues that may require innovative regulations and the enormity of the climate crisis will require that the regulations be impactful while adhering to statutory requirements. In providing additional funding under Section 60107, Congress intends that EPA construe its authority under the existing CAA authorities broadly, consistent with the requirements of those authorities, so EPA can promulgate impactful and innovative regulations, as appropriate. Congress believes that EPA has sufficient expertise in the various industries that may be affected, including the electric power sector, to promulgate these rulemakings. Congress' understanding that the existing CAA authorities give EPA broad authority to promulgate innovative and impactful regulations to reduce GHGs is consistent with the additional funding that the IRA gives EPA under the CAA to issue grants that promote innovative technology to reduce GHGs. Congress recognizes that promulgating and implementing GHG regulations may be resource-intensive, and the additional funding under Section 60107 will allow EPA to prioritize these regulations and devote the necessary resources to execute them. EPA is currently undertaking rulemaking under CAA Section 111 to regulate methane from the oil and gas sector and issued a proposed rule in November of 2021. (86 Fed. Reg. 63110 (Nov. 15, 2021); hereinafter ``EPA's proposed methane standards''). As previously noted, CAA Section 111 is one of the ``existing authorities'' funded by Section 60107 of this Act. Section 111 is also one of the primary tools in the CAA for regulation of air pollutants from both new and existing stationary sources. (See H. Rept. 117-64, at 6 (footnote 19), 10). Section 60113 of the IRA, the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, recognizes the importance of EPA's proposed methane standards and ongoing rulemaking to regulate methane from the oil and gas sector. Specifically, the new CAA Section 136 authorizes the Methane Emissions and Waste Production Incentive Program for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems (the Methane Program), which establishes a waste emissions charge for ``applicable facilities'' and provides an exemption from the waste emissions charge based on compliance with EPA's proposed methane standards, if finalized. In including this exemption, Congress recognizes and reaffirms that regulation of methane from both new and existing oil and gas sources, including those located in the production, processing, transmission, and storage segments, is clearly authorized under CAA Section 111. And by applying the Methane Program to facilities located in the production, processing, transmission, and storage segments that would also be regulated by EPA's proposed methane standards, Congress recognizes that the regulation of methane emissions from these facilities is necessary for public health and welfare, including for climate protection. (See H. Rept. 117-64, at 3-5). As part of the Methane Program, we are establishing a waste emissions charge exemption for applicable facilities that are in compliance with applicable emissions standards in effect pursuant to CAA Section 111(b) and pursuant to plans under CAA Section 111(d). The basis for this exemption will be a determination by the EPA Administrator that certain conditions are met before any applicable facility may qualify. First, the EPA Administrator must determine that CAA Sections 111(b) and 111(d) methane emission standards are in effect in all States where applicable facilities are located. Second, the EPA CAA 111(b) and 111(d) methane emissions standards must be finalized and in effect, and the Administrator must determine that those final standards will result in equivalent or greater reductions than EPA's proposed methane standards. Once the Administrator makes the appropriate determination, the exemption may be applied to any applicable facility subject to and compliant with methane standards pursuant to CAA Section 111. If any condition is not met after the Administrator has made the determination, applicable facilities will no longer qualify for the exemption and will again be subject to the charge. Notably, the collective emissions from new or existing sources at an applicable oil and gas facility may be subject to a mix of standards under CAA Sections 111(b) and 111(d). Therefore, to qualify for the exemption, any new sources at the applicable facility should be in compliance with any applicable new source standards, and any existing sources located at the applicable facility should be in compliance with any applicable standards in a plan effective under Section 111(d). Another key purpose of the Methane Program is to encourage the development of innovative technologies in the detection and mitigation of methane emissions, particularly to support the mitigation of impacts on low-income and disadvantaged communities most affected by pollution from oil and gas facilities. New CAA Section 136(a) provides funds to incentivize methane mitigation and monitoring, including to provide financial and technical assistance to reduce methane and other GHG emissions from petroleum and natural gas systems, mitigate legacy air pollution from petroleum and natural gas systems, and provide support for communities. In particular, Section 136(a)(3)(C) provides funds for supporting innovation in reducing methane and other GHG emissions and waste, and Section 136(a)(3)(E) provides funds for mitigating health effects of methane and other GHG emissions and legacy air pollution from petroleum and natural gas systems in low-income and disadvantaged communities. Additionally, new CAA Section 136(a)(2) and Section 60105(e) of the IRA provide funds for methane emissions monitoring under CAA Section 103 (a) through (c). And new CAA Section 138(b)(2)(A) provides funds for community-led air and other pollution monitoring, prevention, and remediation, as well as investments in low- and zero- emission and resilient technologies and related infrastructure and workforce development that help reduce GHG emissions and other air pollutants. Finally, EPA's proposed methane standards solicited comment on a program to require owners and operators of oil and natural gas facilities to investigate and mitigate so-called ``super-emitter'' emission events upon notification by a community, federal or state agency, or other third party of an emission event above a defined threshold. The funds provided by new CAA Sections 136 and 138 and Section 60105(e) of this Act could be implemented to support third- party monitoring activities using advanced methane detection technologies consistent with such a program, if finalized by EPA.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining?

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act. This is landmark legislation that is going to help reduce costs for American families while finally aggressively tackling the climate crisis. Madam Speaker, we simply cannot wait any longer to confront the climate crisis. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more extreme. There are record-high temperatures across the Nation this summer. These extreme weather events cost families their loved ones, their homes, and their livelihoods. This bill is the single largest investment in climate action in American history. We heard from the Ways and Means Committee about the tax credits, the investment production tax credits for renewables, for electric vehicles. I want to talk about the provisions from the Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill makes unparalleled investments in climate, clean energy, and environmental justice so that we can slash climate pollution and meet our aggressive climate goals. I want to highlight some of the things: a methane emissions reduction program, a greenhouse gas reduction fund to promote new green technology, investing in manufacturing that is green, reducing industrial emissions; a program for States and government entities to reduce climate pollution, a program for clean heavy-duty vehicles for trucks and school buses to make them less polluting, an appliance and building efficiency rebate to try to deal with emissions from buildings and appliances, an industrial emissions reduction program; environmental and climate justice block grants, and also provisions to deal with ports that are a major source of pollution. All of these are designed, basically, to try to create clean jobs and to reduce energy costs for the average family. We estimate it at about $1,800 a year. It is estimated that this bill will actually reduce the pollution of greenhouse gases into the climate by 40 percent, in terms of what the U.S. has emitted since 2005. It goes very far toward achieving our goals as a Nation, toward reducing the problem of greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to that, the Inflation Reduction Act is also one of the most significant pieces of healthcare legislation moved through Congress in over a decade. I want to stress this: It breaks Big Pharma's monopoly on prescription drug prices. The bill will lower prescription drug costs for seniors by finally empowering Medicare to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs. It also caps the amount that seniors pay at $2,000 annually, caps the cost of insulin at $35 a month, and penalizes companies that unfairly hike prices by forcing them to pay a rebate to the Federal Government if their prices rise more than inflation. This legislation is necessary because, nearly 20 years ago, Republicans prevented the Federal Government from negotiating prices for seniors. So, today, we are finally leveling the playing field to ensure seniors are no longer forced to choose between putting food on their tables and their life savings.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself an additional 30 seconds. Finally, I want to say that this legislation will also dramatically lower the cost of healthcare for millions of Americans by extending enhanced Affordable Care Act marketplace premium subsidies. These enhanced subsidies are making a real difference for families, delivering an average savings of $2,400 a year for a family of four. They are set to expire at the end of the year, but this bill extends them through the end of 2025. Madam Speaker, this legislation lays the foundation for a cleaner, more prosperous future for all Americans. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Delaware (Ms. Blunt Rochester), my neighbor from the State of Delaware and a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Casten).

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz), a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Soto), another member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo), who is the chair of our Health Subcommittee.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor), who chairs the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Clarke), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Schrader), a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell), a member from the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. Craig), a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington State (Ms. Schrier).

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Mrs. Fletcher), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi).

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Mfume).

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Mrvan).

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Kim).

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining on both sides.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ryan).