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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.

Sep 20, 2012

I would say to the gentleman that we can accept all of the scientific evidence. When the Administrator of the EPA, Lisa Jackson, came to the committee, she was asked the question: What will happen if other countries don't do the same thing…

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Sep 19, 2012

the President's comment when he was running for President clearly shows that there is a bias against coal.

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Sep 19, 2012

This war on coal must stop. These ideologically driven regulations must not be implemented until the technology and the economics justify their cost.

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Sep 19, 2012

So in my opinion, this is not a fuel-neutral proposed regulation.

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Sep 14, 2012

First, I want to thank the chairman of the full committee and the chairman of the Oversight Committee, Mr. Stearns, for the great effort they did over the last year-and-a-half of bringing the facts of these loan programs to the Congress…

Congressional Record · 2012-09-14
Sep 14, 2012

Now, I would be the first to say that there's still $34 billion left. We have 50 companies that have presented applications to the Department of Energy. They've spent a lot of money. So to just cut it off right now would be basically…

Congressional Record · 2012-09-14
Sep 12, 2012

So you have great certainty that it is there but from a financial standpoint you simply cannot claim them?

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Sep 12, 2012

You had the opportunity to extend the Production Tax Credit.

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Sep 12, 2012

the President makes the comment frequently that oil production has gone up since he has been President, which is actually true, but it certainly hasn't gone up as a result of any affirmative government program.

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Sep 11, 2012

I introduced legislation, the Mobile Device Privacy Act, that requires app sellers to disclose if monitoring software is installed.

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Sep 11, 2012

Those are just the values that are our grandparents passed down, you know, and keep getting passed down.

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