Ed Whitfield: “I support knowing regulatory certainty so we will know that these things can't be drug out.”

We all have a great deal of respect for the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) and know that he focuses on these particular issues and is quite familiar with them. The reason that we are opposing this amendment is that his amendment would…

Amen. I was just in China and we saw their reports in the local press. They're building new power plants they know they don't need. They just want the jobs, more coal emissions. So, again, it's a global challenge. It's not just America's…

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

I believe we should have an open mind on whether changes are needed.