I cannot believe that anyone on this committee would have their decision on whether or not to vote for this piece of legislation turn on whether Koch Industries or any other private company benefited or was harmed by this.
Whitfield criticizes the influence of private companies on legislative decisions.
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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.
I want clean air. I want clean water. But I don't want an organized attack on the energy-producing sector of America because of, to use Mr. McNerney's term, a political decision to go after hydrocarbons.
EPA is pushing a back door cap-and-trade policy without congressional approval.
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