Ken Cuccinelli

This kind of gaming of the system is an affront to proper procedure and the rule of law and it really should concern people across the spectrum.

These regulations make coal more expensive and less desirable to use, which means the economy of southwest Virginia... will be devastated by the destruction of the coal industry.

The poorest part of my State will face the largest price increases, including part of Appalachia, one of the poorest parts of America.

Retrofitting power plants to meet the standards will, as you all know, be prohibitively expensive.

The EPA should follow the proper procedures to ensure the alleged benefits of the regulation outweigh the real-world cost.

I am disappointed at the specter of politics coming into a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on this very issue.

I believe what we are doing is we are arguing for States rights when it is politically expedient to do so.

I would suggest to you that the proper course is to amend the Constitution if some alternative power is believed to be more necessary or appropriate to our time that was not originally granted to the Federal Government.

I would suggest to you that if all you have to do... that is a truly radical argument in terms of Federal power.

That is why federalism is so threatened by this legislation is you completely gut that differential.

The power resides with the States best articulated in the 10th Amendment.

I think that is the absolutely dead on, accurate, honest answer. And that means majority rules.

The Constitution as originally written did not limit States. It limited the Federal Government.

Once you have allowed, sort of kicked open that door, there is no articulable limit to that power.

Look, Virginia, given our history, is extremely sensitive to racial profiling. We have not had any problem with this, even as some of our localities -- you had Corey Stewart on earlier, Prince William County -- almost 3,000 people have…

It's certainly not being used for political gain. It's a tragedy. And it's happened before in Virginia, Virginia Beach most notably. It -- it really is just one example of the failure of the federal government to move these people out.

Well, it's certainly not being used for political gain. It's a tragedy. And it's happened before in Virginia, Virginia Beach most notably. It -- it really is just one example of the failure of the federal government to move these people…

Look, Virginia, given our history, is extremely sensitive to racial profiling.

I'm glad that Secretary Napolitano is looking closely at why this person, who was in their custody, was not processed through or at least held.

I'm glad that Secretary Napolitano is looking closely at why this person, who was in their custody, was not processed through or at least held. Obviously, it had terrible consequences here.