The EPA has gotten to a point where they are killing jobs, whether they mean to or not.
Howard Griffith
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Howard Morgan Griffith is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district since January 5, 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Griffith has focused on issues such as healthcare, energy, and economic development during his time in office. He has been an advocate for rural communities and has worked on legislation aimed at supporting local economies in Virginia. Griffith previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates before his election to Congress.
I would like to introduce into the record the following letters in support of H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011.
I really wish we could quantify... because we all want clean water and we all want clean air and we all want jobs.
We have to roll back some of these regulations that are killing jobs, and it really does not matter to me who gets the credit as long as we get the job done.
It just tells me when you leave something out, it looks like we have left it out deliberately.
So are you in agreement then we probably should have some cost recovery under vulnerabilities?
I am disturbed that you would say, Mr. Chairman, it is a shame we were being distracted by this
I am just really perplexed. I don't understand your processes, and I don't follow it.
But wouldn't you agree, based on what I have heard here today, that you have made a decision.
Unless we are planning to build a big glass globe around the country, we could shut everything down and still this won't change. It will get worse.
Isn't it a fact that if they are coming from outside the United States and we drive manufacturing... to other countries like China, India, or Mexico, aren't we, in fact, increasing the likelihood or increasing the amount of mercury that…
If we are to win the future, we must out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build the rest of the world.
We can't halt efforts to ensure clean air, safe water, and the sustainable environment by putting our heads in the sand.
I believe the President's budget recognizes the importance of EPA's mission while responsibly cutting spending.
This amendment will not bring jobs. It will take our $60,000-a-year-plus jobs and give us either unemployment or part-time jobs at minimum wage, and what's interesting is, the data that we do have shows that there's a greater biodiversity…
I believe the minimum essential coverage provision penalty is unconstitutional. I took an oath to uphold the Constitution. This time last year, as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates defending that Constitution, I was proud to cast…





