I support common sense options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that will achieve immediate and long-term results.

We need to be careful of moving too quickly in addressing the issue of climate change especially as we are still debating the science behind it.

Ninety-five percent of all our electric generation in Kentucky is done by coal-fired generation.

I've got 40 grandkids. They're not going to be able to pay the bill.

That's very important to understand.

If the United States takes it upon themselves to implement--whatever--a carbon tax, a cap-and-trade bill, or whatever--if we don't have a global agreement with China, Russia, India, whoever, who have said to us, flat out, 'We're not going…

They are going to be disproportionately affected with a carbon tax.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I feel for you, because I went through the same thing last week.

That's just the public debt. If you take in the interagency debt, we're getting close to $18 trillion.

How about the Federal Reserve's zero-based tax or zero-based interest rates. Who do you think that hurts?

While I understand the significant impact unreasonable fees can have on consumers, I also recognize that it is the responsibility of individuals to have a better knowledge of their own financial situation.