Political Quotes

“It would ignore a Supreme Court decision and endanger the future of the planet. I would strongly urge a ``no'' vote on the rule and the underlying bill. I would add, Madam Speaker, that a statement from the Joint Committee on Taxation indicates that this bill has nothing to do with taxation. Congress of the United States, Joint Committee on Taxation, Washington, DC. Hon. Earl Blumenauer, House of Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Blumenauer: This letter is in response to your request dated April 5, 2011, for an estimate of H.R. 910, the ``Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011.'' That bill limits the ability of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use authority granted under the Clean Air Act to promulgate regulations or take other actions relating to the emission of greenhouse gases to address climate change. While the bill does not reference anything in the Internal Revenue Code, there are at least half a dozen places in the Internal Revenue Code (the ``Code'') that cross reference the Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Air Act. For example, Code section 40(b)(6)(E) defines cellulosic biofuel in part as a liquid that meets the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the Environmental Protection Agency under section 211 of the Clean Air Act.…”