Ed Whitfield: “This says, ``Just such an exhortation.'' It says, ``Rather, it provides in effect an explicit directive: vote for these…”

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.

Amen. I was just in China and we saw their reports in the local press. They're building new power plants they know they don't need. They just want the jobs, more coal emissions. So, again, it's a global challenge. It's not just America's…

I believe we should have an open mind on whether changes are needed.

In my view, an appliance that saves a few dollars per year on energy but doesn't work as well is being penny wise and pound foolish.