Political Quotes

“Let me just remind my colleagues that--why 10 years? I mean, that is a good question. When the 2008 standards came out, it took the administration 7 years, to 2015, to tell people how to even implement the 2008 standards. Then, 3 months later, they say: Oh, no, we are going to have a new standard set at 2015. So this debate doesn't reduce or roll back. It says, let's let the EPA establish standards and then give communities time to comply. That is all this bill does. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. McKinley). Mr. McKINLEY. Mr. Chairman, today the House will vote on a bill addressing the ozone standards issued by the Obama administration. Look, with the comments you have heard today, we all want clean air. But America has made great strides already. Ozone is down by one-third since 1980. But the regulations imposed by President Obama in 2015 would cost the economy billions of dollars each year and hamper job growth. In many parts of the country, it is literally impossible to meet the new standards due to the background levels of ozone. Much of the country, as you just heard the chairman talk about, was still trying to comply with the previous standard when, suddenly, a new level was imposed. This has resulted in confusion and duplication. The bill that is before us this afternoon provides a commonsense approach. It delays the implementation, but, more importantly, it gives the States flexibility to deal with this issue.…”