Ed Whitfield: “The Environmental Protection Agency should be on the side of patients and consumers. In this case, it is not.”

We have no further speakers on our side of the aisle except for myself, and I think I have the right to close. I don't know if the gentleman from Illinois has additional speakers or if he would like to go at this time.

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…

Cumbersome red tape in our regulatory process forces ratepayers to pay more for safe, clean nuclear power.

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