Rockefeller Statement On Energy Debate

"I am continuing to push hard for my bill to suspend EPA action for two years, so that Congress, not federal regulators, can set national energy policy. I have been arguing for months that more work and new solutions are needed for tackling climate change -- the cap and trade proposals introduced in the last year don't work for West Virginia. So the decision this week to focus in the Senate on the oil spill and some non-controversial energy efficiency initiatives is a sound idea with bipartisan support. But in the meantime, the EPA could do real harm to our economy if allowed to go forward precipitously, without additional direction from Congress. We also can't wait to continue advancing clean coal technologies, like carbon capture and storage. That's why both my EPA and CCS bills are such a high priority."

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