Ted Poe: “Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to thank my fellow Texans, Mr. Barton and Mr. Carter, for cosponsoring and introducing…”

“Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to thank my fellow Texans, Mr. Barton and Mr. Carter, for cosponsoring and introducing amendment No. 466 in their commitment to block funding for new EPA greenhouse gas mandates. This amendment will eliminate funding for the EPA to be used to implement, administer, or enforce any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to the emissions of greenhouse gases from stationary sources. This amendment will put an end to any backdoor attempt made by the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases to go around Congress and circumvent the will of the people. Americans have rejected this policy. Despite being rejected by Congress, the administration has ignored the will of the people and the law to further some political agenda. It's absolutely necessary that Congress take immediate action to ensure that the EPA does not continue to destroy industry across the board in our country. We're in the midst of a massive economic downturn, and the last thing we need to do is to shoot ourselves in the foot with unnecessary, expensive new regulations that are on business and industry, not to mention Americans will be left holding the bag. Past attempts to regulate greenhouse gases would cost American taxpayers up to $200 billion a year, the equivalent of hiking personal income taxes up about 15 percent, or cost each American household an extra $1,700.”