Thank you very much, and I also want to welcome the Commissioners to be here with us today. We look forward to your testimony, and all of us are very much concerned about what has happened in Japan as it relates to nuclear power.

During the events in Japan, Chairman Jaczko enunciated a policy that people living within 50 miles of the damaged reactors in Japan should evacuate.

I want to thank all of you for coming. I look forward to working with our friends on the--our Democratic friends to craft legislation that can accommodate some of the concerns we have heard today.

If you don't think those are real--so if we are going to have a real debate about these standards, Mr. Chairman, we need to start getting some real numbers from the EPA.

We must not deny our children these protections any longer.

These regulations alone, under EPA's conservative estimates, will cost industry over $14 billion a year.

I'm actually surprised the gentleman has offered an amendment related to oil because our bill that we have on the floor today completely preserves in every way the car rule under which EPA sets greenhouse gas emission standards for…

I am delighted that we have this opportunity today to debate this important legislation. Over the last 2 years, the Environmental Protection Agency has been the most aggressive agency representing environmental causes in many, many years…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Well, I would say to you that EPA adopted this tailoring act because they bit off more than they could chew, initially. That's why a lawsuit has been filed against them, because they violated the…

I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.

On this tailoring rule that was adopted by EPA saying that they would regulate only those emitters of 100,000 tons or more per year, that is in direct violation of the language of the Clean Air Act, which says they have to regulate…