Sheila Jackson Lee: “I thank the gentleman. My friend from Illinois, have I got an amendment for you. I'm answering your concern. My…”

“I thank the gentleman. My friend from Illinois, have I got an amendment for you. I'm answering your concern. My amendment says it requires, before finalizing emission regulations on greenhouse gas producers, the EPA must provide the producer with adequate notice of at least 30 days. The provision would also allow for industry input, encouraging collaboration between EPA and energy providers during the regulation process. Currently, the EPA does not have a minimum time requirement. It also gives another 60-day extension. This is about national security because air pollutants and then no energy, bad on one side and bad on the other. Let's get together. Because we can't dismiss any of these energy sources, but they need to be better. And how can we, since this is supposed to be the Supreme Court Constitution side, how can you dismiss the constitutional right that EPA has to regulate? I ask my colleagues to support this amendment. This is an amendment for them. Madam Chair, I rise today in support of my amendment No. 37 to H.R. 910, ``Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011.'' H.R. 910 prematurely eliminates the responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. My amendment would protect our national security by considering industry specific energy providers that are uniquely connected to our national security.…”