Ed Whitfield: “The proposed rule would lower the standard from the current 75 parts per billion down to 65 ppb or 70 ppb.”

Congress did not write the Clean Air Act to provide EPA with the ability to create new regulatory powers and authorities so it can transform the Nation's energy system.

EPA is pushing a back door cap-and-trade policy without congressional approval.

However, most of this trend is due to sharply increased domestic oil production--something that few imagined was even possible during the Congressional debates over the RFS.

We have no further speakers on our side of the aisle except for myself, and I think I have the right to close. I don't know if the gentleman from Illinois has additional speakers or if he would like to go at this time.