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Republicans Used to Care About the Environment

Floor Speech

Date: March 30, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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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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