WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued another suite of regulations for oil and gas facilities.
“EPA continues to go out of its way to target abundant American energy. This new set of rules will add significant burdens and costs to an already highly regulated industry. Our economy is already on shaky ground, and more layers of federal regulation will only serve to threaten existing jobs and discourage new domestic production," said Upton, Whitfield, and Shimkus. “We will continue to review the legality and merits behind EPA’s regulatory bonanza, and the potential impacts on consumers. It’s time for the administration to finally embrace policies that say yes to energy and yes to jobs." Related Items
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