Ed Whitfield: “I am quite disappointed in this regulation is going to have profound impact in a negative way on the American people and…”

we created the policy so we have to change it.

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.

During the almost 6 years that I have been chairman of this subcommittee, we've had 40 hearings that have looked at various EPA rules and proposals that affect or will affect the Nation's energy and industrial sectors.

Nuclear energy is, and will continue to be an integral piece of our electricity portfolio.