Joe Barton actually said...

Is it the goal of the EPA to get to zero emissions, i.e., basically shut down the U.S. economy?

We want the EPA and the administration to comply with its own principles as outlined in the President's Executive Order on regulation.

There are many things that are ailing our country right now, Madam Administrator, and it seems that your agency appears to be at ground zero...

over-regulation by the EPA's 18,000-plus employees could damage the economy.