House Proceeding 04-24-07 on Apr 24th, 2007 :: 0:57:10 to 1:00:08
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postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> good afternoon, madam speaker. i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 518,

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Albert Russell Wynn: to amend the solid waste disposal act, and implement the agreement concerning the transboundary movement of hazardous waste between the united states and canada, and for other purposes, as amended.

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Speech By: Albert Russell Wynn

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Albert Russell Wynn: the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 45, h.r. 518, a bill to amend the solid waste disposal act, to authorize states to restrict

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Albert Russell Wynn: receipts of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the agreement concerning the transboundary movement of hazardous waste between the united states and canada and for other purposes.

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Albert Russell Wynn: the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman call the bill up as reported? >> yes, madam speaker. and i would also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in

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Albert Russell Wynn: which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material into the record on the pending bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to the rule, the gentleman

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Albert Russell Wynn: from maryland, mr. wynn, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. rogers, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. wynn: thank you. madam speaker, i

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Albert Russell Wynn: rise in strong support of h.r. 518, the international solid waste importation and management act of 2007. this legislation is the culmination of legislation introduced by the international waste

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Albert Russell Wynn: bill in the 04th congress and has been introduce bid our committee chairman, mr. dingell, and sponsored by all members of the michigan delegation, including mr. rogers, mr. stupak, mr. upton, mr.

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Albert Russell Wynn: ehlers, mr. mccotter, mr. levin, mr. conyers, mr. kildee, mrs. miller, ms. kilpatrick, mr. knollenberg, mr. hoekstra. i want to thank them for moving tirelessly in moving this legislation to

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Albert Russell Wynn: the floor. the -- out of the full committee on energy and commerce, i want to thank them. this legislation, which has a long history of bipartisan support is long overdue in providing states and

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Albert Russell Wynn: localities control over the amount of international municipal solid waste that they are forced to accept. the extent of this problem is exemplified by the millions of tons of solid waste

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Albert Russell Wynn: that is striking this country at 350 truckloads per day. the volume of the international solid waste that comes into this country on a daily basis places an undue burden on the states and localities

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Albert Russell Wynn: landfill compass its as well as their roads and infrastructure. solely at expense of the states and localities. this legislation seeks to address these concerns by providing the states with the

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Albert Russell Wynn: authority to place limits on the amounts of international municipal solid waste that they will accept. it will gives the states and the e.p.a. authority to control waste volumes in the best interest

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of the states and the nags as a whole. in a-- nation as a whole. in addition, h.r. 518 provides the necessary legal authority for the united states through the environmental protection agency