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“They say we ``strongly oppose Congress blocking EPA's effort to implement the Clean Air Act.'' That is one of the things they say in the letter. Then, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record--by the way, these are new letters, yesterday one of them--a letter from Business for Innovative Climate + Energy Policy. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Business for Innovative Climate + Energy Policy, March 28, 2011. Re: Business Support for EPA's authority to regulate GHG emissions Dear Senate Majority Leader Reid and Senate Minority Leader McConnell: We are writing as major U.S. businesses to urge you to oppose all amendments or other measures that would block, delay or curtail EPA's ability to take action on the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. For nearly two years, our coalition, Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP), has worked with Members of Congress toward passage of comprehensive climate and energy legislation, because we believe it is critical to the health of our businesses and essential for job creation and innovation in the United States. It is important to underscore that we have always believed strongly that Congress should lead on setting climate and energy policy for the United States. However, in lieu of Congress's ability to pass a comprehensive bill, EPA's legitimate authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions should not be constrained at this time.…”