[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 143 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H6418-H6419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               TRAIN ACT

  (Mr. POMPEO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Speaker, this morning I rise in support of the TRAIN

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Act, H.R. 2401. This bill provides a commonsense approach that 
addresses a series of EPA regulations that will cost jobs and cripple 
our Nation's economy.
  TRAIN requires a commission simply to study the cumulative impact of 
EPA's regulations, but it would also delay two incredibly expensive 
regulations--the Utility MACT rule and the Cross-State Air Pollution 
Rule. The impact of these two EPA regulations on Kansas would be 
enormous.
  The Sunflower Electric Cooperative has been trying to build an 895-
megawatt coal plant in Holcomb, Kansas, for years. Holcomb 2 will 
increase our Nation's energy supply, utilizing environmental controls 
to reduce air missions. It's a win-win that is good for jobs for 
Kansas, good for the economy, and good for the environment.
  But now this project is in serious jeopardy because of these EPA 
rules. The Kansas Attorney General has now stepped in, filing a lawsuit 
in the D.C. Court of Appeals trying to slow down and stop this rule 
because it will be physically impossible for Kansas utilities to comply 
with these rules.
  The problems in Kansas are the same problems all Americans face 
because of EPA's refusal to consider the real economic costs of these 
regulations. Passing the TRAIN Act saves jobs. Let's do it.

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