Political Quotes

“I would like to thank the chairman of my subcommittee, the gentleman from Ohio, for his leadership on this issue. My amendment is a simple reaction to conversations that I've had with the administrator and others at the EPA and also with the President of the United States. In questioning the President, I asked: Mr. President, when you're going forth on your rules and regulations at the EPA, do you consider jobs and economic impact? He said we should and I say we should, and that is the purpose of my amendment. This requires the EPA to analyze the impact on jobs and economic activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, guidance, or prior to implementing any new or substantially altered program under the Clean Water Act. Earlier this year, the EPA retroactively vetoed a previously approved Clean Water Act permit in West Virginia at the Spruce Mine. This came as quite a surprise, and it was very unprecedented because I don't believe the EPA--if it has, it has been maybe once or twice in its history--has ever retroactively vetoed a permit. It had a very chilling effect not only on jobs but on the economic activity in our State. This action has caused a slow bleed of jobs throughout Appalachia. Reaching back to revoke a permit is particularly concerning because it causes great uncertainty for job creators in our State. This is at a time when we have as a Nation 9.2 percent unemployment. We need to get people to work.…”