Ed Whitfield: “Well, thank you, Chairman Pitts, and I would like to also say how glad we are to be in Chester County, Pennsylvania.”

So many critics say that that flexibility argument--we're giving maximum flexibility to the State--is really a red herring.

The main objection here and the basis of the motion to commit relates to climate change. Contrary to the gentleman's statement that the House does not recognize climate change, all of us recognize that the climate is changing. We do…

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.

We must do more to decrease our dependence on foreign oil and expand our use of renewable energy sources that boost economic development in our rural areas...