The proposed rule's tight deadlines would force many States to initiate costly and potentially irreversible compliance steps before these legal challenges are concluded.
Ed Whitfield: “The proposed rule's tight deadlines would force many States to initiate costly and potentially irreversible compliance…”
Editor's note · Context
Whitfield warns about the financial risks states face due to EPA's deadlines.
Share
More from Ed Whitfield
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.
Well, some States would disagree with that. I've talked to many of them, and they view--even though you went through a process, that you set the standard.
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.
May I ask how much time is remaining on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 20 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining.





