The direct expenditure for coal was $42 million last year, and for wind it was $3.556 billion. I will tell you that oil and gas and coal are willing to give up all of their subsidies if green energy wants to give up their subsidies, because they're getting a lot more than anyone else. At this point, I reserve the balance of my time.
Share
More from Ed Whitfield
It is critically important that the Federal Government maintains its leadership role of promoting, encouraging, and enticing interested stakeholders.
This subcommittee has cast a critical eye on several major regulations--such as the ozone rule and the Clean Power Plan--that threaten billions of dollars in costs and thousands of jobs.
So many critics say that that flexibility argument--we're giving maximum flexibility to the State--is really a red herring.
Other voices in this conversation
