Ed Whitfield: “we want to be sure that we take every action possible to stimulate the economy and create more jobs.”

To our friends on the other side of the aisle, I want to thank them for working with us on this legislation. I know it is difficult to please everyone. Any time you talk about energy today, of course, people raise the issue of climate…

we created the policy so we have to change it.

As I see it, the RFS was enacted largely for three reasons--to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, to lower greenhouse gas emissions, and to strengthen rural economies.

EPA is pushing a back door cap-and-trade policy without congressional approval.