[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 60 (Wednesday, April 25, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H2079-H2080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               MORE EPA REDTAPE MEANS FEWER ILLINOIS JOBS

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Madam Speaker, I rise today, once again, to express my 
concern about the EPA, their redtape, and its effect on jobs and the 
economy in my home State of Illinois.
  In fact, a recent study found that the rules proposed by the EPA 
could destroy more jobs in Illinois than in any other State. According 
to this study, more than 38,000 Illinois jobs are at

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risk. These new layers of redtape would especially be harmful in their 
impact on the price of electricity, raising costs for small businesses 
and forcing them to lay off employees.
  In Illinois we could see electricity prices rise as much as 18 
percent, a huge burden on small businesses already struggling to keep 
their doors open. Time and again, I've heard from small businesses in 
my district who are concerned about this regulatory onslaught.
  But House Republicans are not standing idly by. With bipartisan 
support, we've passed a half-dozen pieces of legislation that would 
rein in the EPA and help protect American jobs.
  Unfortunately, as with so many of the bills that we've passed to 
create jobs and spur economic growth, the Senate has refused to act. 
Perhaps another reminder of what is at stake will finally spur them to 
action.

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