There is really a fairness question. It really goes back to the Golden Rule; we ought to treat other people like we want to be treated.

The hearing will come to order. Good morning, one and all.

Clean Air Act benefits outweigh its costs by some 30 to 1.

Did many of these coal plants actually retire?

We pretty much shut down our State and we still would have been in non-attainment.

I believe we ought to treat other people the way we'd want them to treat us.

The Clean Air Transport Rule and Mercury Air Toxics Standards are continuing the successful history of the Clean Air Act and EPA's implementation of it.

Our decisions drive the installation of cost-effective, available pollution control equipments that save lives.

We also need to be fair in the way that we generate that electricity.

The bottom line is rules and regulations aren't making our children sick; pollution is making our children sick.

We can and should continue to reduce emissions, but we should do so in a way that protects families from skyrocketing electricity prices.