Obama Administration Rules on methane and ozone pollution. In addition, Democratic Committee members pressed mr. Pruitt about his travel expenses and views on Climate Change. This is two hours. I want to thank my colleagues were coming back as quickly as we could and asked the staff to get the center doors closed and other members staff, someone . The subcommittee will come to order. When we recess it was mr. Mckinleys turn to be recognized. With that, i want to recognize the gentleman from West Virginia private. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you administering her for participating in this. Over the years we have asked your predecessor now, mine is up. Come here. We asked your predecessors to come to a particularly as it relates to section 321 a. To see the impact and some of the regulations were having in the coldfield. They declined to do that but i am appreciative of the fact that one week ago or two weeks ago the epa you sent other folks came to West Virginia to get the impact of
Now, mine is up. Come here. We asked your predecessors to come to a particularly as it relates to section 321 a. To see the impact and some of the regulations were having in the coldfield. They declined to do that but i am appreciative of the fact that one week ago or two weeks ago the epa you sent other folks came to West Virginia to get the impact of what these regulations are having because it is pretty clear in the statute that we have to abide by the economic impact. We have to take that into consideration and they didnt do that and i know that you might have had that conversation that you want to follow the law clearly and i know a federal judge is already ruled that the epa in the past considered them discretionary and not mandatory and i think your position ive heard is that you think they are mandatory and you tend to abide by them. Am i correct . Yes, cognizant. We did indicate that he sent representatives to us in virginia as part of the proposed withdrawal and i think it is
Mckinleys turn to be recognized. I want to recognize the gentleman from West Virginia for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you, administrator, for coming, participating in this. Over the years we had asked your predecessor no mike is up. Just come here. Now it is back. We had asked your predecessors to come particularly as relates to section 321a, to see the impact some of the regulations were having on in the coal fields and they declined to do that. But i am particularly appreciative of the fact that a week ago or two weeks ago the epa, you sent other folks to West Virginia to get the impact of what these regulations are having. Because it is pretty clear in the statute that we have to abide by the economic impact. We have to take that into consideration when rules and regs are promulgated. They didnt do that. I know you and i have had that conversation, that you want to follow the law very clearly, and i know a federal judge has already ruled that the epa in the past con
Predecessor no mike is up. Just come here. Now it is back. We had asked your predecessors to come particularly as relates to section 321a, to see the impact some of the regulations were having on in the coal fields and they declined to do that. But i am particularly appreciative of the fact that a week ago or two weeks ago the epa, you sent other folks to West Virginia to get the impact of what these regulations are having. Because it is pretty clear in the statute that we have to abide by the economic impact. We have to take that into consideration when rules and regs are promulgated. They didnt do that. I know you and i have had that conversation, that you want to follow the law very clearly, and i know a federal judge has already ruled that the epa in the past considered them discretionary and not mandatory. I think your position, i have heard from you, is you think they are mandatory and you intend to abide by them. Am i correct on that . Yes, congressman, and we did, in fact, as y
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