The gasoline has gone up their electricity bill will go down 8 . A coalfired plant supplies their electricity. This administration is busy saving the earth they are willing to sacrifice the american family. Im sorry to be so aggravated, but i keep thinking of them and cant imagine the sensitivity of this president and the administration of their polite, but it is evident to see. I yield back. Recognize the gentle lady of california for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Chairman. May i ask permission to include in the record a letter from several Public Health organizations in favor of this ruling . Without objection. Thank you, mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing. I thank you, ms. Mccabe for being here today and for your hard work on these clean power rules. Climate change is a critical issue and it demands action. Epas clean power rules i believe are a major step forward. Climate change are having impact on weather, food, water flies, ocean health and air quality and so much more. My ba
Who framed and ratified the constitution . Because if they had thought about that, theres a real chance the senate may take a twomonth break right. Over christmas. Would there be any reason why they wouldnt have wanted the recess appointment power to apply there as well as at the end of the session . Your honor, our argument does not turn on that because to us it is not a temporal question. Its a procedural one. Back then, the senate had the power not to trigger the recess. Just like today, it has the power not to trigger the recess appointments power. The difference is not in principle. Its in historical context. At the time of the framing, they wanted to trigger the recess appointments power because when they left during long periods of time, they wanted the president to be able to act unilaterally since it was very difficult for them to get back. And if they didnt trigger the power, the only way the president could act unilaterally would the only way the president could confirm nomi
You. Thank you very much. We move to senator carper. Mccarthy and give us an idea what percentage of all electricity generated by nuclear in this country today. Is it about 20 . I think it is. Its something in that somewhere around 20 . Any idea what percent of zero emission activity is generated by nuclear in our country today . Zero. Think about that. What percentage of the electricity that has essentially zero emission generated by nuclear is not zero. Its got to be i dont know, closer to say, 50 . Think about that because theres hydro and solar and wind, but its got to be 50 . 50 . 50. My staff heard that they do not treat all resources the same in your proposal and specifically, we starred to hear that Nuclear Energy could be disadvantaged by this rule because of specific benefits that renewables enjoy over nuclear and other Energy Sources. Weve even heard concerns that some Nuclear Power plants may be forced to close down because of the way the rules are structured and it doesnt
To list all the concerns raised by this proposal, you know that i believe there are many. The issues are complex, and the impacts are far reaching. While i appreciate the 120day Comment Period that was granted for Public Comment on this rule, the challenge presented to the states and other stakeholders to analyze and assess the enormous range of issues that are posed is beyond expectations. The level of complexity of the proposal, the volume of technical documents that are released, the amount of coordination required and the magnitude of Energy Impacts of the rule, i believe, warrant a 60day extension of that public Comment Period. I hope to visit with you about that. Im pleased were spending time today examining some of the concerns raised by the proposal. This is an important discussion. This is an important debate. And i look forward to todays dialogue. Thank you. Thank you, senator fisher. Senator cardon. Thank you, madam chair. First, let me think Administrator Gina Mccarthy for
3, that since their meeting their recess was still on and lasted more than 3 days, it was a violation of that adjournment clause of the constitution. Now, thats one way to interpret it. Over a long period of time, they have apparently met pro forma on those days. Or we could try to make them mean the same thing, which would mean it was up to the senate. They consider that a meeting, its a meeting. What do we do . Or there is another option, Justice Breyer. Would you write that opinion, saying the senate of the United States has violated two provisions of the constitution . No, no. I dont think you need to write that opinion. All right. Why not . Because you might, perhaps, give the senate some deference with respect to requirements that apply only internally to the congress. But when what youre talking about is the senates use of pro forma sessions in a manner that deprives the president of authority that article ii would otherwise give would it i mean, thats my basic question really.