On the recordJune 10, 2010
I join my colleagues in strong opposition to S.J. Res. 26. This is a joint resolution disapproving of the rules submitted by EPA which finds that greenhouse gases threaten the public health and our environment. This resolution, if enacted, would turn back the clock on years of scientific research that tells us greenhouse gases are damaging to our environment and our public health. This resolution could not be coming at a more meaningful moment in our Nation's history. As we speak, thousands and thousands of barrels of oil continue to pour into the gulf, disrupting lives, posing enormous risk to our shorelines, and costing our economy billions of dollars. Now is certainly not the time to tie the Federal Government's hands when it comes to weaning our Nation off unclean fuels. Now would be the last time to allow business as usual for the oil companies who always, as the BP incident shows, prioritize profits over clean energy production and safety and pollution reduction. The most enthusiastic supporters of this resolution we are debating today are BP, its fellow oil companies, and their lobbyists in Washington.
