Ed Whitfield: “I respectfully disagree with the distinguished gentlewoman from…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2015

I respectfully disagree with the distinguished gentlewoman from Florida who says this is a symbolic vote. We want this vote to be held because the Senate has already adopted this resolution. We want the House to adopt this resolution while the climate change conference is going on in France so that the world will know that in America there is a disagreement about the extreme power grab that this President is initiating under his clean energy plan. At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Johnson), who has been a real leader for Ohio in this issue and in the Congress.

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Republican · Kentucky

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Dec 1, 2015

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