Ed Whitfield: “Thank you very much, Chairman Shimkus. And I want to thank the Commissioners for being with us today.”

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

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.

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

There are strong feelings on the issue because many people, and we are speaking for our constituents, believe that EPA is exceeding its legal authority under the direction of a president who is trying to impose his will on climate change…