Hudson Votes to Stop Obama's Plan to Raise Energy Prices, Cost Jobs
December 1, 2015
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December 1, 2015
Hudson Votes to Stop Obama’s Plan to Raise Energy Prices, Cost Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after voting for two resolutions disapproving of President Obama’s job-killing rules for new and existing power plants:
“Our economy is trying to recover and many families are struggling, yet President Obama thinks our biggest challenge is the weather and wants to increase the cost of everyday life with his regulatory cap-and-trade. These inefficient regulations will cripple our local economy, eliminate jobs and guarantee we have to pay higher energy prices without having a significant impact on global emissions. We can keep the air clean while protecting jobs and keeping energy affordable, but we have to be reasonable. The president is doubling-down in his war on American energy as he shops for a legacy on climate, but science, economics and common sense tell us he has missed the mark again. I urge the president to stop focusing on securing his legacy and instead focus on the American people’s priorities – jobs and affordable and reliable electricity.”
Today, Congress passed two bipartisan Congressional Resolutions of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rules for new and existing power plants. The resolutions deem that the rules would have no force and effect. Under the Congressional Review Act, the agency may not issue the same or a substantially similar rule unless authorized by subsequent legislation.
In North Carolina, the president’s power plant rule, also known as the “Clean Power Plan,” could increase rates by nearly 14% without having a significant impact on global emissions. In addition, North Carolina has significantly reduced carbon dioxide emission from electric utilities since 2005, but this rule does not take these reductions into account.
As a Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Rep. Hudson is working to examine and put an end to harmful EPA regulations like these that could have harmful economic consequences on jobs, families and communities in North Carolina.
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Issues:Economy and JobsEnergy