Ed Whitfield: “The reason they reversed this was that it was the only way that they could institute this extreme, radical…”

The Clean Power Plan was like picking up the Constitution and tearing it up.

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.

Well, some States would disagree with that. I've talked to many of them, and they view--even though you went through a process, that you set the standard.

So many critics say that that flexibility argument--we're giving maximum flexibility to the State--is really a red herring.