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Ed Whitfield: I might add that Congress and the U.S. Senate have specifically addressed this issue on three separate occasions, and on…

On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
I might add that Congress and the U.S. Senate have specifically addressed this issue on three separate occasions, and on every one of those three occasions have said ``no'' to EPA regulation. ... So I would say, Mr. Chairman, that EPA's regulations will lead to higher costs for the coal industry, the oil industry, and natural gas industries that comprise 85 percent of America's energy mix, burdening both individuals and businesses and, most important of all, destroying jobs.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky
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Feb 16, 2011

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Whitfield discusses the impact of EPA regulations on energy industries and job loss.

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