[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14621]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 EPA REGULATIONS DRIVE UP ENERGY COSTS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the current administration 
has dictated that the Environmental Protection Agency is to 
unilaterally institute regulations without seeking congressional 
approval. South Carolina energy producers have been forced to expedite 
the closing of 12 coal facilities, which has driven up energy costs for 
consumers, has destroyed jobs, and has made our workers less 
competitive. Earlier this month, the EPA acted alone again by proposing 
new regulations.
  This week, I spearheaded a letter to the President and EPA 
Administrator, which was signed by other members of the South Carolina 
delegation, that supported legislative review. The American people 
deserve to have a voice in these new policies to promote jobs and lower 
energy costs.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
  My sympathy to Sarah Clarkson and her family of Columbia, South 
Carolina, on the death yesterday of her husband, A. Crawford Clarkson, 
Jr.--a true southern gentleman of Scottish heritage, a naval officer 
awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor Carroll Campbell.

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