Ed Whitfield: “I think that is important that we talk about that because, obviously, safety is an important issue.”

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.

This subcommittee has cast a critical eye on several major regulations--such as the ozone rule and the Clean Power Plan--that threaten billions of dollars in costs and thousands of jobs.

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

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.