Ed Whitfield: “Today is our final EPA budget hearing for the Obama administration, and as always I welcome Administrator McCarthy and…”

These new technologies and life-saving medical treatments are critical to develop and deploy at a timely pace.

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.

We must do more to decrease our dependence on foreign oil and expand our use of renewable energy sources that boost economic development in our rural areas...

In my view, an appliance that saves a few dollars per year on energy but doesn't work as well is being penny wise and pound foolish.