Leader McKinley Advocates for Carbon Capture Innovation and American Energy Workers
Washington, D.C. — In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) advocated for the need to both unleash innovation in carbon capture technology and protect pipeline workers in America.
Excerpts and highlights from his prepared remarks:
ON NEW SOURCE REVIEW PERMITS
“I think one thing we can...
Leader Rodgers Highlights the Need for the EPA To Not Impose Burdens on Americans
Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan.
Excerpts and highlights from her prepared remarks:
ON THE EPA BUDGET
“We are eager to learn more about the Biden-Harris Administration’s proposed EPA budget. It represents a 21.4 percent increase over EPA’s current funding levels.
“And if Congress gives EPA all of the proposed budget, it would be the most money ever...
Leader McKinley: Jobs and Opportunities Give People Dignity and Hope for the Future
Washington, D.C. — In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on the Democrats’ CLEAN Future Act, Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) warned how this plan will put many hard-working citizens in his district in poverty.
His remarks as prepared for delivery:
THE CONSEQUENCES OF POVERTY
“Recently I read an article citing the World Health Organization’s definition of ‘poverty.’ But their measurement of poverty, simply in terms of per capita income is inadequate.
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