Ed Whitfield

See, the reason many of us in Congress are so upset about this is that the cap and trade system was rejected by the Congress.

I could make the argument it is pretty arbitrary. Could I make that argument or not?

Well, how did they decide on 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020?

So you think the outreach would pre-empt what the explicit language says? That is your position----

Well, I think one thing that is certain is that courts are unpredictable, and we never know precisely how they are going to decide, so----

I think most people were pretty courteous today.

The Obama EPA has strayed well beyond its legitimate functions and has embarked on an expansive and expensive global warming regulatory agenda.

DOE has relinquished the lead to EPA, and much of DOE's actions amount to little more than a support role.

I must also say that I don't have a lot of respect and admiration for the administration's energy policies.

the EPA in its extreme regard of this regulation is really diminishing our opportunity to be competitive and have a reliable electricity source.

You cannot build a state-of-the-art coal fired power plant today in the United States.

A bad budget reflects wishful thinking.

Electric bills are on the rise, and reliability concerns are real and growing.

EPA has effectively put a moratorium on construction by requiring that new plants use Carbon Capture technology.

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Gibbs), who has been a real leader in helping America become energy independent.

The former speaker, the distinguished gentleman from Illinois, talked a lot about the impact on the manufacturing base in America this legislation might have. I would like to point out that the National Association of Manufacturers, which…

I claim the time in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes in opposition to the motion.

First of all, I want to thank the gentleman from California for offering this motion to recommit. It has two basic parts to it. The first part relates to denying applications of natural gas that would be exported to any nation that is a…

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Turner), who has been a real leader on helping America become energy independent.

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Johnson), the author of this legislation.

And so, hopefully, we tried to explore about a year ago a way to sort of combine these programs to just make it more efficient and more helpful to the American people.

I might add that we have reached a point, unfortunately, in America today where more people are dying from drug overdoses than they--from prescription drug overdose than they are from automobile accidents.

I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey and the gentleman from New York for raising this safety issue because, obviously, safety is of paramount importance to all of us. That is why we do have the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials…

I withdraw my point of order and claim the time in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation is withdrawn. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.

When we had hearings on this bill, the natural gas pipeline industry estimated that by the year 2035 an estimated $8 billion each year would need to be spent to keep pace with the anticipated need for more pipeline infrastructure. The…