Bobby Rush actually said...

"This investment in renewables has helped not only make us less dependent on carbon-intensive energy sources, but has also created tens of thousands of good-paying jobs all across the country."

"This rule would allow EPA to use its existing authority under the Clean Air Act to control carbon pollution from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants."

"I want to commend Ms. McCabe, I want to commend the EPA, I want to commend all your colleagues for the way you have approached this proposal."

"The science, Mr. Chairman, is settled. Climate change is real, and it is negatively impacting the lives and livelihoods of the American people."