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Ed Whitfield is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, who served Kentucky's 1st congressional district from 1995 to 2017. During his tenure, he was known for his work on energy and commerce issues, particularly in relation to the energy sector and healthcare. Whitfield played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at reforming the Affordable Care Act and addressing energy policy in the United States. He was also involved in initiatives related to veterans' affairs and agriculture, reflecting the interests of his constituents in rural Kentucky.
Let me just finish this one sentence. So these strategies can't work without government support. I don't object to government supporting them, but they do not need to get even more special privileges from this amendment. I would be happy…
The direct expenditure for coal was $42 million last year, and for wind it was $3.556 billion. I will tell you that oil and gas and coal are willing to give up all of their subsidies if green energy wants to give up their subsidies…
Once again, I oppose the amendment. Green energy is getting every benefit possible from this administration--money, studies, and in every other way. It will never be able to meet the base load of our electricity needs. Therefore, unless we…
First, I would like to say to the gentlelady from Texas, who does such a great job on all of these issues, that we do not intend in any way to remove any of the authority of the EPA to regulate the Cross-State Transport Rules. As a matter…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 5 and insert the following: SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN RULES. (a)…
Thank you. It's already been stated today that the TRAIN Act examines 14 EPA regulations. On 12 of them, we do not delay in any way, but we do ask for a study of the cumulative impact on jobs, on American competitiveness, on the price of…
I would just say that the two gases I was trying to think of are hydrogen chloride and hydrogen fluoride. Those are the real problems in this Utility MACT: the lack of technology, the unachievability of the standards, and that's why this…
I would say to the gentlelady that not only are we concerned about the Great Lakes, but we're concerned about every body of water in America, and we believe that the TRAIN Act protects that water, does not take away any authority from the…
I claim the time in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.
I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.
May I ask how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 3 minutes.
Well, I would say first to the distinguished gentleman that while we're delaying this Cross-State Air Transport Rule, we have in effect today the CAIR Act, which has been in effect since 2005. The EPA itself has said that this act that is…
I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.
While I have great respect for the gentleman from California, I would remind everyone that, in his 2008 convention speech, Barack Obama promised to create 5 million green energy jobs, and those jobs have not been created. I would also…
Does the gentleman from California have the right to close? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has the right to close.
Does the gentleman from California have anything else to say on the amendment? Mr. McNERNEY. Thank you. Basically I just want to emphasize I have actually experienced job creation in the green energy sector. I have seen hundreds if not…
I would say to the gentleman, we all recognize the importance of green energy, but there isn't one of these regulations that we are looking to for an analysis that has any negative impact on green energy. In fact, every one of these…
I would like to remind everyone once again that the TRAIN Act is applied to 14 regulations coming out of EPA, and it's seldom that Congress intervenes in these regulations. But there are so many of these, and the cost of jobs and the cost…
I would just like to remind the gentlelady that the CAIR Act is still in effect. As I read earlier, all the benefits are there that the EPA said would be there, and it's significantly reduced NO<INF>X</INF> emissions, SO<INF>X</INF>…
All of us certainly are concerned about impacts on children. One of the problems that we have with this amendment is that when you try to determine specifically what causes a birth defect, for example, there are lots of different reasons…
I certainly have great respect for the gentlelady from Colorado, whom I've had the opportunity to work with on a lot of issues, but I would say to her and to others the only regulation that we're delaying relating to mercury is the Utility…
At this time, I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Harper), who is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. (Mr. HARPER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
I was prepared to close, but we do have one other speaker, and then I will close. He just came in, and we were not totally aware.
The last time the Clean Air Act was significantly changed was in 1990, nearly 21 years ago, and since that time, a lot of changes have occurred in America. First of all, we find ourselves today with a situation where over 14 million…
I might just say first of all that I would tell Mrs. Jackson that we are not preventing her from implementing new air transport rules. We're going to keep in place what we have today that EPA said was a splendid program and even defended…
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