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Ed Whitfield: I stand in opposition to the gentleman's amendment very simply because we know that the Clean Air Act--under the…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2012
I stand in opposition to the gentleman's amendment very simply because we know that the Clean Air Act--under the greenhouse gas regulations as proposed by EPA, it will be impossible to build a new coal-powered plant in America. Because of that, we're going to lose a lot of jobs in this country. At this time, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly).
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky
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Sep 20, 2012

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