Political Quotes

“President Obama's job-killing EPA is at it again. Last year, the EPA proposed a rule on manganese alloy production that would close down the last two manganese alloy production facilities in America, costing over 500 direct American jobs and thousands of indirect jobs. One of the facilities is in my hometown of Marietta, Ohio. These manganese alloys are vital raw components to the steel industry and are used in a wide variety of industries, including defense and the automotive industry, just to name two. The proposed EPA rule would require scientifically unproven and costly process controls to be installed on the two facilities, and the EPA has ignored the warnings that if the proposed rule is finalized it will not be economically feasible for these plants to continue to operate. Furthermore, if this rule is finalized, American steel companies will be forced to import this vital raw material from China or other foreign sources. Today I will begin work with my House colleagues to ensure the EPA does not go forward with this job-killing rule. ____________________”