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“THE DEMOCRATIC MOTION TO RECOMMIT FOR H.R. 2728” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1727 on Nov. 21, 2013.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
THE DEMOCRATIC MOTION TO RECOMMIT FOR H.R. 2728
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HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN
of california
in the house of representatives
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my sincere disappointment that I was not available to vote in favor of the Democratic motion to recommit on H.R. 2728, the Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act. While I do not support the underlying legislation, I would have voted in favor of this motion to recommit in order to allow the Department of the Interior to require the public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing on public lands. The federal government has a responsibility to ensure that communities across the country have access to a baseline of information about the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing fluids and any potential impacts on human health and the environment.
Strong state and federal regulation, full transparency, and rigorous science are essential to ensuring that oil and gas drilling occurs safely and responsibly in the United States. The inclusion of the motion to recommit would have helped bring transparency to oil and gas drilling activities on public lands, and I deeply regret that it was not included in the bill.
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