Steve Scalise: “I want to thank the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding. I really want to thank him for bringing this jobs bill to the…”

“I want to thank the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding. I really want to thank him for bringing this jobs bill to the House floor. This legislation, this EPA regulatory reform bill, is critical to saving tens of thousands of jobs--over 100,000 jobs--in America that are at risk if the EPA is able to get away with yet another radical regulation they're trying to implement. When I go throughout southeast Louisiana and talk to job creators, our small business owners--the people who are struggling in this tough economy but who still want to try to create jobs--and when I ask them, What are the things that are holding you back from creating jobs, from having your business grow so that more people can have great opportunities to live the American Dream?, there is a consistent theme that they all say, that it's the regulations coming out of Washington, D.C., coming out of the Obama administration. That is the prime reason that is holding them back from creating good jobs in this country. Of course, we've seen it in southeast Louisiana--we've got tough times--but if you go all throughout the country, you'll see the same thing. Just look at the numbers from outside groups that have actually tried to figure out just how devastating the impact would be of just this boiler regulation if it were to go into effect by the EPA. Over 1,500 boilers across this country are at risk, and you're talking about over 230,000 jobs.…”