The Administration's efforts were a rush job done solely to placate their environmental allies.
Mike Carey
The Public Record
Mike Todd Whitaker Carey is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 15th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 3, 2021. Carey succeeded former Representative Steve Stivers and has focused on issues such as energy policy, economic development, and supporting local businesses during his tenure. He has also been involved in discussions surrounding infrastructure and public safety in Ohio.
The Obama Administration and its allies have declared a de facto war on coal across this country.
I don't think there is any doubt that we are seeing in the coal fields of not just Ohio, but I think West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky, you are seeing a coordinated attack because the new restrictions on certain coal…
According to the NERA study, it alone, that loss of those jobs just because of those two proposals, would be 53,000 direct jobs in the State.
I would agree with her analysis of how that would affect the power-producing facilities.
This administration proposes to sacrifice these 33,000 primary and secondary jobs that we create, and that is as simple as it gets.
Ohio alone will lose 53,000 jobs, and electricity prices could certainly spur and hurt the middle and lower class Americans.
The effects the EPA's pending and planned proposals will have on electricity prices, employers, domestic workers will be devastating.
We believe that the Kerry-Boxer bill will kill our jobs, devastate our communities, and bankrupt our region, and consequently threaten the rest of this Nation.
Thank you for personally meeting with me after the Committee hearing on Seclusion and Restraints.





