[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 17 (Thursday, February 2, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H384-H385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        STOP ATTACKING COAL JOBS

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, President Obama's activist EPA is 
at it again. This destructive agency, in advancing the administration's 
war on coal, is forcing the closure of six coal-fired power plants in 
three States. Just a few weeks ago, it was announced that the Muskingum 
River Power Plant in my district would have to close and eliminate over 
100 jobs because of burdensome EPA regulations.
  President Obama's war on coal is nothing new. With just one proposed 
rewrite of one rule, President Obama is putting tens of thousands of 
direct and indirect coal-related jobs at risk. Just over a week ago, 
the President stood in this Chamber and told Americans that he wants to 
create jobs and grow the economy, but his policies do the exact 
opposite.
  Hardworking taxpayers across America deserve better. They deserve 
effective leadership that moves us forward rather than holding us back. 
With over 14 million Americans out of work, we can't afford more of the 
same failed

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policies from this administration. They are hurting America.

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