RANKING MEMBER CAPITO STATEMENT ON EPA REVIVING ITS COAL-KILLING MATS RULE

Statement

"With today's announcement, we are once again reminded that the Biden administration's end goal is to shut down American coal plants, fire American coal workers, and do everything in its power to make America less energy independent. We've seen this movie before," Ranking Member Capito said. "We've experienced the damage these regulations have done across our country, including in West Virginia. It's not surprising this administration is returning to these Obama-era rules, which resulted in coal facilities closed and the livelihoods of entire towns decimated. Worse, using the same flawed math behind the original MATS rule now indicates where this administration plans to go from here. The result will be more job losses and more misery for American families in the coalfields and industrial towns that keep our national economy moving."

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