[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10356-10357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              WAR ON COAL

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Allow me to quote from one of President Obama's climate 
change advisers, Dr. Daniel Schrag:

       The one thing the President really needs to do now is to 
     begin the process of shutting down the conventional coal 
     plants . . . A war on coal is exactly what's needed.

  My goodness. Where are the Obama administration's priorities? Not on 
jobs. Not on affordable energy.

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  President Obama's war on coal is already a threat to thousands of 
American jobs, many in my home State of North Carolina, where 17 coal 
units are already being shut down, in part, because of EPA policies.
  Americans want energy independence, more affordable gas, and jobs. 
The Keystone pipeline, coal, and coal-fired plants have jobs to offer 
and can play a role in bringing our country closer to energy 
independence.
  The President and his regulators should be less invested in declaring 
a war on American coal and more involved in supporting American energy 
producers and the jobs they already provide.

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