Somehow, it seems to me, having sat on this committee for many years, that the Republicans only came up with their vehement opposition to a government role in green energy when President Obama was elected.
Sarbanes suggests Republican opposition to green energy emerged with Obama's presidency.
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The health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed can only continue to improve through robust Federal, state, and local partnerships.
It is important to be clear that EPA's proposed standards are reasonable, performance-based emissions standards and constitute neither a national electric vehicle mandate nor an internal combustion ban.
Congress gave EPA this role more than 50 years ago under the Clean Air Act and reaffirmed that responsibility in 2005 under the Energy Policy Act.
We would like to thank Rep. Sarbanes for introducing this important piece of bipartisan legislation
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