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Administration Must Address Mercury Risks

By Sen. Patrick Leahy
Special to Roll Call
April 21, 2004, 11:43 a.m.

Before President Bush took office, the American people were finally going to see progress toward cleaning up dirty power plants. Thanks to the Clean Air Act — one of the most far-sighted and bipartisan environmental laws of the 20th century — the toxic mess belched from these smoke stacks was getting a control regimen. The Clinton administration was working toward a strong and swift pollution clampdown for mercury, one of the most harmful toxics around. Downwind states were especially thankful that we were going to get a reprieve from decades of dumping-ground status.

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May 21, 2012

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa finds it impractical to take the long flight home to Hawaii every weekend. So every month or so, she gets a little taste of the islands by hosting a Hawaiian-themed meal at her Capitol Hill home. During the last week of March, Hanabusa allowed Roll Call photographer Tom Williams to capture the feast.

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