Ed Whitfield: “We can be energy independent if we want to. It is not a question of can we.”

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.

This administration is engaged in favoritism as it pursues its carbon future for America.

May I ask how much time is remaining on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 20 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining.

However, most of this trend is due to sharply increased domestic oil production--something that few imagined was even possible during the Congressional debates over the RFS.