Ed Whitfield: “And in some ways you can say, you know what, the Federal Government should be responsible for it.”

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

This subcommittee has cast a critical eye on several major regulations--such as the ozone rule and the Clean Power Plan--that threaten billions of dollars in costs and thousands of jobs.

Nuclear energy is, and will continue to be an integral piece of our electricity portfolio.

The main objection here and the basis of the motion to commit relates to climate change. Contrary to the gentleman's statement that the House does not recognize climate change, all of us recognize that the climate is changing. We do…