I am quite disappointed in this regulation is going to have profound impact in a negative way on the American people and their ability to compete in the global marketplace.
Ed Whitfield
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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.
the benefits certainly did not come from mercury reduction, the primary benefits were coming from reduction of PM2.5.
Like many people, I was quite disappointed when the President decided the Keystone Pipeline was not in the national interest.
Isn't it true that the State Department's own Environmental Impact Statement included review of an alternative not to build the pipeline at all and didn't the Environmental Impact Statement conclude that building the pipeline along the…
Let me tell you something. If you want to talk about that, let us talk about the millions of dollars that the Obama administration gave companies like Solyndra, to people like George Kaiser, who is out there bundling money for the…
the message that the President's denial of this permit sent the world is that the far left of the environmental community is now in charge of our energy and foreign policy.
He has hurt our relationships and hurt our national security with a political decision.
I don't see that they are in much of a different position than Warren Buffett is except they are on different sides of the issue perhaps.
Without my bill this pipeline will not do a thing to enhance the security of our country or of our brave men and women stationed all over the world for purposes of protecting our fossil fuel interests.
If our President decides that sending three aircraft carrier strike groups to the Strait of Hormuz to defend the free flow of oil, if he thinks that is in the national interest, then one would also think a pipeline from Canada that would…
If we are going to go to the extreme lengths of legislating the construction of an environmentally-destructive pipeline to benefit a Canadian company, we should at least be sure that we in the United States can realize the energy security…
The President's own State Department determined that the pipeline would have no significant impact on the environment.





