Subcommittee Leader McKinley Opening Remarks in Recycling Hearing
Washington, D.C. — In the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing today, Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) delivered the following opening remarks during a hearing on recycling and Democrats’ attempts to ban the manufacture of critical plastics.
Excerpts and highlights from his prepared remarks:
DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO BAN PLASTICS
“We all know solid waste is a problem, whether it’s tires, papers, plastics, or batteries. And it’s been a problem for decades.
“Government-led efforts to recycle generally started in the 60s.
“The government was trying...
Leader Rodgers: Banning Plastic will Make Supply Chain and Inflation Crisis Worse
Washington, D.C. — Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing on recycling and Democrats’ attempts to ban the manufacture of critical plastics.
Excerpts and highlights from her prepared remarks:
RESTORING TRUST IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
“First, I want to address the Supreme Court decision today that confirmed EPA has been acting outside its statutory authority when issuing overreaching rules on the nation’s power sector.
“This decision is a victory for Article I and representative government.
“It's...
Rodgers and McKinley’s Statements on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Limits to EPA’s Authority
Washington, D.C. — Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which affirmed that the Executive Branch cannot usurp Congress’s Article I power to write the nation’s laws.
“I am pleased to see the Supreme Court recognized and upheld Congress’s Article I authority. When Congress acts to address major policy questions affecting Americans and their livelihoods, it says so clearly, explicitly. It does not hide sweeping...