John Thune: “my State of South Dakota is a clean air State. In fact, one sentence that we never really hear started, we never start a…”

“my State of South Dakota is a clean air State. In fact, one sentence that we never really hear started, we never start a sentence by saying ``on a clear day'' because we do not have that problem in South Dakota. Mr. Chairman, the Cox-Waxman amendment would reverse a decade of progress towards cleaning up our air. There are other parts of the country that do not have the luxury that we have in South Dakota, lessening our dependence on foreign sources of energy and supporting American agriculture. Mr. Chairman, we need a balanced energy policy in this country. This is about energy security. That should mean more renewables, not less. That should mean less demand for petroleum and not more. Reversing the administration decision means going back to additives that are petroleum based and create a host of well-documented problems. EPA made this decision based on science. It was the right decision. This amendment is the wrong decision and as to whether or not American farmers can meet the demand. The farmers of South Dakota stand ready to meet and help California with the problem. Give us a chance.”