Reining in the EPA

Mar 05, 2010
Frankly Speaking

My Republican colleagues and I introduced a measure, H.J. 77, in the House of Representatives that would rein in the aggressive power-grab of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

Last December the EPA released an endangerment finding which stated that gases such as methane and carbon dioxide were a threat to public health and should be regulated under the Clean Air Act.  This endangerment finding is really just an underhanded way of imposing cap and tax regulations on the American people.

With this finding, the Obama administration is essentially telling members of Congress – those who are elected to serve the American people – to either pass cap and tax legislation or the EPA will regulate.

This finding represents a danger to our economy and to all of our efforts to spur job growth because it would allow a massive expansion of the EPA to regulate major sectors of the U.S. economy such as agriculture, energy, manufacturing, and transportation.

We know that cap and tax legislation would destroy American agriculture.  It would put us at a competitive disadvantage around the world and would impact rural America disproportionately.  We also know that the EPA has never been a friend to our farmers and ranchers. 

Congress must stop the regulatory expansion of the EPA.  This resolution of disapproval that I co-sponsored would block the agency from imposing terrifying standards that would cripple American agriculture and stifle economic growth in our country.

Recent Posts


Sep 24, 2024
Economy

Gensler and Peirce Disagree on Treasury Clearing Implementation

Washington, DC – Today, at a Financial Services hearing entitled Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congressman Lucas, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, and SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce discussed the need to extend Treasury clearing timelines. While Chair Gensler did not say, Commissioner Peirce agreed with Congressman Lucas that there is a need to extend these […]



Sep 23, 2024
Press

Lucas, Mullin Welcome $5.5 Million Investment to OSU to Enhance Weather Prediction

Cheyenne, OK – The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded Oklahoma State University (OSU) $5.5 million as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. The purpose of these funds is to increase knowledge about local weather systems in the lower atmosphere, enabling the safe integration of small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Advanced […]



Sep 18, 2024
Press

Lucas Honors NASA’s Hidden Figures at Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony

Washington, DC – Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas attended a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony, where he had the opportunity to honor the Hidden Figures, a group of women crucial to the space race. These women helped calculate the Apollo 11 mission to land the first astronaut on the moon. Medals […]