Ed Whitfield: “We are taking this action today to protect the American people. The American people do not expect unelected bureaucrats…”

“We are taking this action today to protect the American people. The American people do not expect unelected bureaucrats, acting at the discretion and the direction of the President of the United States, to unilaterally adopt regulations that are questionably illegal. We have 23 States that are filing lawsuits on the new coal plant rules, and we have 27 States that have already filed lawsuits on the existing electric generating rules. I might add that, in the last 5 years, this administration has spent a total of $77 billion on climate change. People ask why we have not taken action. This administration has been so extreme, so aggressive--and view this as the number one priority facing mankind--that we don't have enough money to act. Also, there are 61 separate Federal programs under the Obama administration that address climate change. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Brooks). {time} 1445”