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“Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar (Executive Session)” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the in the Senate section section on page S7791 on Dec. 20.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 1195, Richard L. Revesz to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; that the Senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate; that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
The Senator from West Virginia.
Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, I rise today to speak on the nomination of Richard L. Revesz to serve as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
Mr. Revesz has repeatedly voiced support for the Clean Power Plan developed by the Obama administration. The Environmental Protection Agency designed that overreaching regulation to shut down the coal industry by shifting power generation away from reliable energy sources. The regulation was part of the Obama administration's War on Coal. That war devastated many communities in my State of West Virginia.
This year, the Supreme Court held it was unlawful in the landmark case of West Virginia v. EPA. Mr. Revesz submitted an amicus brief in that case to oppose West Virginia's position and argue against the interpretation of the major questions doctrine that the Supreme Court ultimately adopted.
Mr. Revesz's well-documented approach to regulation, including his support for the Clean Power Plan, demonstrates he is not the right person to get the administration's policies on a reasonable track; therefore, I object.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard.
The Senator from Michigan.
