Ed Whitfield

Why should America be pushed out further than any other country in the world?

Our CO2 emissions are the lowest they have been in 20 years.

Those of us who disagree with him on this issue do not deny climate change. We simply suggest that his priorities are wrong.

EPA does not have the expertise on the intricacies of electric markets and reliability implications of this radical transformation.

EPA's proposed efforts dictating electricity use is quite troubling.

The EPA has absolutely no energy policy setting authority or expertise.

EPA's unprecedented use of the Clean Air Act is questionable on legal grounds.

At this time, I would like to yield 5 minutes to my colleague from Michigan (Mr. Upton), the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

We are also interested in tapping into FERC's considerable expertise on electric reliability.

Some States have low electricity rates and others do not.

Now, President Obama has made it very clear that he believes the number 1 problem facing mankind today is climate change.

Today, we will hear more about these State differences as they relate to energy.

Those State-level policy experiments that are successful can be copied by other States, as well as by the Federal Government.

I believe States that want to continue using coal as an affordable and reliable component of its electricity mix should be given the opportunity to do so without Federal interference.

Many of us on the other side of the aisle, and a lot of Democrats as well, believe that economic growth is one of the most important issues facing us today.

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously described States as laboratories of democracy.

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis described States as laboratories of democracy.

President Obama has been under a lot of criticism lately of deciding which laws he will try to prosecute.

I would just point out that if we pass H.R. 3301, the Keystone pipeline is still caught up in the Presidential permitting process. And if we adopt the Waxman amendment, the Keystone pipeline would never, ever be able to come back with a…

I would just say that H.R. 3301 is designed to do one thing: to treat all pipelines and electric transmission lines exactly as natural gas pipelines are treated. The Great Lakes, we are all committed to. There are 33 separate environmental…

I do rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. First of all, ``minor'' is an undefined term that gives little certainty to agencies or industry. One of the things that we are trying to get away from is the uncertainty of a…

I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Terry), who is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

I might say I have a great deal of respect for the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch) on the committee, and he does great work in the area of efficiency and other areas relating to energy, but I do oppose this amendment. At this point, I…

I would like to make an inquiry on the amount of time remaining on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

At this time, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, first of all, I would like to point out that H.R. 3301 really, in a way, corrects the inequity. Today, natural gas pipelines are treated one way if they cross…