Ed Whitfield

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I can assure you we are not speaking from fear today. I can assure you we are not being parochial about coal. Coal is still the base load for this country--for manufacturing…

Unfortunately, the Obama administration has been considerably less than proactive in addressing our infrastructure challenges.

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis).

I would just reiterate that America doesn't have to take a backseat to anyone on its emissions from energy sources. Our emissions today are lower than they were 20 years ago. Why should the U.S. unilaterally take this extreme position and…

There is no question that the energy boom is great news for the U.S. But without an infrastructure boom to match it, the benefits of our energy abundance will not be fully realized.

At this time I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), the majority whip. Mr. McCARTHY of California. Mr. Chairman, in 2008 in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, President Obama warned us…

The benefits of energy efficiency are something that both the Republicans and Democrats agree on as evidenced by the modest but robust package we are considering today. Reducing waste and consuming less energy are commonsense strategies to…

I would like to add on the words of the gentleman from Vermont, first of all, once again, just to say how much we enjoyed working with him and the others on this important legislation. We do firmly believe that the American people will…

We do not have any more speakers, so I would reserve the balance of my time if the gentleman wants to proceed.

I want to thank the gentleman for his remarks. Also, I certainly want to thank Ms. Eshoo of California for the leadership she's had on this position, as well as our chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Mr. Upton. At this time I…

while we do have many problems in America as we make this transition--and I still maintain we are transitioning too quickly to renewables--but basically, you have America and Europeans and wealthy nations dictating to developing nations on…

But his actions indicate that certainly on coal he does not see that coal really has a future in America, despite what he might say.

I really think the Obama administration is not being truthful with the American people when they set the emission standards.

And we feel very strongly and have written letters to EPA asking for an explanation, that their emissions standard was set illegally because the plants that they rely on is an explicit violation of the 2005 Energy Policy Act.

the Obama administration is being so aggressive in making sure that the World Bank and even they attempted--the Ex-Im Bank and the Asian Development Bank and other financial institutions will not provide funding for a coal plant to be…

Any policy that increases the price of energy runs a serious risk of doing more harm than good.

I think that kind of extreme view is not good or healthy.

The NRC's role in protecting public health and safety and the environment is a vital one: one that I strongly support and one that should be adequately funded.

I hope that your Chief of Staff will work with us in the future.

I do believe that additional regulatory costs should be justified by real safety benefits.

I would hope we would deal with that, because that would help us, at least in Texas, with some of our liability issues and I think it would help nationally.

I have serious concerns regarding how the president's policies directly aimed at trying to bankrupt the coal industry will impact grid reliability, fuel diversity, and electricity prices for families and businesses.

The gentlelady from Texas does have a reputation of being very innovative in her legislative strategy. While I would agree with her--and many of us would agree--that I am frustrated with the budget process and that many of us don't think…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Meadows). The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.

I might just make one comment. As the gentlelady from Florida indicated, the Obama administration has indicated their opposition to this bill. But I will tell you, we have large groups, the National Rural Electric Co-Ops, supporting this…