Randy Weber: “I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of both joint resolutions, which will block the Obama…”

“I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of both joint resolutions, which will block the Obama administration's so-called Clean Power Plan, a regulation, I will add, that was never authorized by Congress, that will hurt our economy, lower our standard of living, and have absolutely no impact on the climate. Mr. Speaker, I often say the things that make America great are the things that America makes. Now, how do we do that? We do that with an affordable, dependable, reliable energy supply. According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates my State's electric grid, energy costs would increase protections by up to 16 percent due to this Clean Power Plan. This will have a disproportionate impact on the poor and on those on fixed incomes. Sadly, most of those folks don't even see it coming. According to testimony we heard today, Mr. Speaker, in the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, the Clean Power Plan will reduce global temperatures by just .023 degrees Fahrenheit by the year 2100. Furthermore, the EPA's claimed public health benefits from this regulation are due solely to reductions in air pollutants that are already regulated by the Agency under existing standards. The reduction of carbon dioxide on its own has no public health benefits. I mentioned that the things that make America great are the way that we have a reliable, affordable power supply.…”