Volume 160, No. 123 covering the 2nd Session of the 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“REDUCING REGULATORY BURDENS ACT OF 2013” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1322 on Aug. 1, 2014.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
REDUCING REGULATORY BURDENS ACT OF 2013
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speech of
HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN
of maryland
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the so-called
``Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act,'' which would roll back clean water protections and allow untracked pesticide pollution in our rivers and streams.
More than two and a half years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency put in place basic pesticide protections by requiring a general permit for the direct application of pesticides into waterways. Nearly 2,000 waterways are already contaminated by pesticides, harming fish and amphibians and potentially accumulating in people who eat those fish. The commonsense permit does not affect land applications of pesticides, maintains existing agricultural exemptions, and allows for immediate spraying to protect the public from vector-borne diseases.
Today's legislation would roll back the permitting rule, leaving pesticide application unmonitored and our waterways vulnerable to contamination. I urge a ``no'' vote.
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