Political Quotes

“I appreciate the offer of the gentleman from California, but I cannot adhere to a United Nations framework. I cannot adhere to the ability for the EPA to continue to keep their nose under the tent to provide whether it's called ``technical assistance'' or whether they try to continue to push things, because the EPA does interact with States on other issues, and I surely would not want to see some kind of situation where the EPA is going to try to hold something else over a State's head and use this threat, because they really do want the chance to regulate greenhouse gases and impose an energy tax. So I think we've debated it very thoroughly. I understand your position, and I respect the gentleman from Connecticut's position. I just don't agree. I think we need to preserve American jobs and let the States do what they already do such a good job of doing; but we need to tell the EPA that ``no'' means ``no.'' They've got their own role to play, and it's not regulating greenhouse gases. American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington, DC, March 9, 2011. Hon. Fred Upton, Chairman, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Upton: On behalf of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), I am pleased to offer our support for H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act (EPTA).…”