Ed Whitfield: “I genuinely believe that Administrator Jackson is misleading the American people either wittingly or unwittingly...”

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.

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.

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…

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.