H.R. 6604 - The Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 – I voted against this bill because it fundamentally changes the mission of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This bill directs the CFTC to ensure that the standards and procedures employed by foreign commodity markets, such as the London InterContinental Exchange, on which oil and gas futures are traded, meet the standards of U.S. commodity markets. - NO

Miller (CA)/Sarbanes Amendment to H.R. 3036 – I voted in favor of this amendment because it clarifies that funds issued under the National Capacity Environmental Education Grant Program may be used to address environmental justice issues that may arise in low income communities. Provides that funds may be used to develop and implement policy approaches to environmental education including specific topics. - YES

H.R. 3036 - No Child Left Inside – This legislation authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive, matching grants for activities to improve and support environmental education (appropriates such sums as may be necessary). However, the Environmental Protection Agency has been the primary federal agency responsible for environmental education since 1992. Creating this program within the Education Department would be duplicative. The federal government should not be telling our schools what to do; that is best left to the state and our school districts. Cost: $24 million. - NO