Ed Whitfield: “They indicated that there was no quantifiable benefit from the reduction of mercury.”

During the almost 6 years that I have been chairman of this subcommittee, we've had 40 hearings that have looked at various EPA rules and proposals that affect or will affect the Nation's energy and industrial sectors.

However, most of this trend is due to sharply increased domestic oil production--something that few imagined was even possible during the Congressional debates over the RFS.

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

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