Ed Whitfield: “Well, thank you. It's a joy working with you, and, once again, congratulations. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I…”

Why do you think the Supreme Court issued a stay of the Clean Power Plan?

Well, a lot of us did not believe that to be true.

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.

There are strong feelings on the issue because many people, and we are speaking for our constituents, believe that EPA is exceeding its legal authority under the direction of a president who is trying to impose his will on climate change…