Gosar-Flake-McKinley-Walorski Advance Bicameral Bills to Block EPA's New $25 Billion per year Ozone Regulation

Statement

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after joining Senator Jeff Flake (AZ-R), in introducing the House version of a Joint Resolution (H.J.RES.74) of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) which will block the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new ozone regulation published in the Federal Register October 26, 2015:

"I am pleased that Arizona is on the forefront of fighting back against the EPA's dangerous overreach. Senator Jeff Flake and I have introduced companion legislation to ensure that the president's extremist environmental agenda never sees the light of day. If the president and the EPA believe so strongly that their $25 billion per year ozone regulation is what's best for America, why would they need to circumvent Congress and the American people to implement it? The truth is ozone levels have been reduced by more than 33% since 1980, in part to significant voluntary efforts throughout many industries.

"Regardless of President Obama's resentment of the legislative process, our system of checks and balances is more powerful than his desire to force his will on the American people. The U.S. economy can't afford a nearly $2 trillion hit to our GDP and the loss of millions of jobs as a result of an unnecessary and overreaching new regulation not based on science. This flurry of new environmental regulations has nothing to do with protecting our environment but rather is about gaining more control over the lives of hard-working Americans. It is far past time that Congress reined in the rogue actions of the EPA. I support continuing commonsense and voluntary efforts to reduce ozone levels, not unachievable mandates that will kill jobs and drive up energy prices for consumers."

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