Ed Whitfield: “But is there a specific----”

It is critically important that the Federal Government maintains its leadership role of promoting, encouraging, and enticing interested stakeholders.

During the almost 6 years that I have been chairman of this subcommittee, we've had 40 hearings that have looked at various EPA rules and proposals that affect or will affect the Nation's energy and industrial sectors.

According to the administration, DOE has 15 more home appliance standards in the regulatory pipeline, including ones for computers, light bulbs, air conditioners, ovens, furnaces, battery chargers, dishwashers, and ceiling fans.

The RFS was also supposed to provide a means for significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but a growing number of scientists and environmental advocates are saying otherwise.