Political Quotes

“I thank all of my colleagues who have worked with me on these resolutions to stop the EPA's destructive new regulations such as the new source performance standards. They are truly unrealistic and unreasonable and threaten our security and prosperity. I have always said we are all entitled to our opinion and our views, we are just not entitled to our own facts. As I go through this presentation, I will show my colleagues the facts that we will not be able to give us the energy we need if we go down this destructive path. The CRA resolution I have introduced with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will disapprove and stop the EPA's rule for emissions from new coal-fired powerplants. I thank my colleague from West Virginia Senator Capito and the Senator from North Dakota Senator Heitkamp for joining me in this fight by introducing a separate resolution to disapprove the EPA's rule for emissions from existing coal-fired powerplants. It is time for Congress to step in and stop these rules from harming not only hard-working West Virginians but the American consumer. I am pleased these measures are being brought to the floor for a vote today. Never before has the Federal Government forced an industry to do something that is technologically impossible--until now. I have always said that if a regulation is not obtainable, it is unreasonable, and that is the fact we have in front of us.…”