Ed Whitfield: “So all we are saying to the President is, okay, let's be reasonable.…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2014

So all we are saying to the President is, okay, let's be reasonable. This legislation will allow EPA to regulate CO<INF>2</INF> emissions, but you can build a new coal plant if you use the best available control technology. And if you want to regulate existing plants, you adopt the regulation, but Congress will set the effective date. The President is going to be gone from office when all of these regulations really start hitting, and America is going to be hit in its ability to compete in the global marketplace. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this legislation.

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Ed Whitfield

Republican · Kentucky

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Sep 18, 2014

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