[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10413]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             A WAR ON COAL

  (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JENKINS. Yesterday, the President called for more energy taxes 
and regulations that will hurt the economy and job creation. One of the 
President's senior advisers even said, ``A war on coal is exactly 
what's needed.''
  In my State, where coal supplies nearly 75 percent of the electricity 
and where coal plants support thousands of jobs, I don't think a war on 
coal is what Kansans need. Reducing one of the most affordable sources 
of energy will cause prices to go up, and that makes life harder for 
people.
  The administration needs to stop picking winners and losers. This 
approach has failed. It has cost taxpayers billions of dollars, and 
dozens of green energy companies that were offered taxpayer dollars are 
bankrupt or faltering and are laying off workers.
  Instead of favoring special interests, the House plan supports a real 
all-of-the-above approach to energy that will incentivize job creation, 
lower energy costs for Americans, and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign 
oil.

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