we are hearing claims today that the EPA's rule will lead to potential adverse impacts on electrical reliability.

If we don't like the rule, we will have to change the law.

We have seen tremendous improvements in air quality.

We believe that it is actually a boon for the economy.

90 percent of our air pollution literally comes from places outside of our State that we are unable to control.

As someone who has tried for years to work across the aisle to find a way to clean up our Nation's power plants, I was encouraged to see the EPA finally act to address these harmful emissions.

Thank you for those kind words.

Could each of you take maybe a minute apiece to discuss how cleaning up mercury from our largest source--that is coal-fired power plants--can have a beneficial impact on citizens' health?

That is what we call in my business better results for less money.

This hearing will come to order.

There is no excuse for operating coal plants that don't have pollution control equipment on them for sulfur, nitrogen, and mercury.

I believe it is possible to have a clean environment and a strong economy.

the cost of compliance will be a small fraction of what we previously predicted.

Isn't the U.S. on its way to becoming the Saudi Arabia of natural gas?

this is not a red State issue, this is not a blue State issue, these are shared American values in protecting our children's health.

Thank you so much for that testimony and for the leadership that you continue to provide.

The EPA has also found that these types of utilities are the largest source of mercury emissions in this country.

For those of us literally in some cases have to breathe the pollution that was put up in the air in Maryland that blows our way, we especially are grateful for the work you have done and for expediting it.

There is an old saying, flattery won't hurt you if you don't inhale, so I am not breathing up here.

We will do everything we legally can to fight this rule.

We do not have to choose. We can have both; we must have both.

thank you very much, Administrator Lisa Jackson, for leading the way and finally ending this delay in protecting Americans from this very serious toxic air pollution.

We know what to do about sulfur, nitrogen, and mercury.

In 1990 Congress overwhelmingly passed and President George H.W. Bush signed the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.

I don't believe Senator Alexander is going to be able to come back and ask questions of this panel.