AndyH
Well-known member
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Because surely I'm supposed to trust my elected officials over some guy on the internet, right?
Because surely I'm supposed to trust my elected officials over some guy on the internet, right?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:42 AM
To: AndyH
Subject: Thank You For Contacting My Office
Dear AndyH:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas endangerment finding. I appreciate having the benefit of your views on this matter.
In April 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded in Massachusetts v. EPA that carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases may be regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA). In response to this decision, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a finding on December 7, 2009, that the present concentrations of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, constitute an endangerment to public health and welfare. A second EPA finding concluded that emissions from new motor vehicles and their engines also endanger public health, and therefore are also subject to regulation under the CAA. I am pleased that our nation’s air quality has steadily improved since implementation of the CAA; however, I remain concerned that the treatment of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, as pollutants under the CAA is a disservice to the American people and misrepresents the legislative intent of the Act.
I support efforts to improve our nation's air quality based on sound scientific and economic principles. However, any decisions regarding how to control greenhouse gas emissions should take into consideration the impact these costly regulations will have on stakeholders, including states, industries, and citizens. Furthermore, it is essential that this process is transparent and accountable to all Americans, and I strongly believe that Congress is the most appropriate forum to review the scope and magnitude of the impact that the EPA's endangerment finding would have on our economy.
To this end, I am a co-sponsor of the Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act (S. 228), which would prevent the EPA from implementing its greenhouse gas regulations or any substantially similar regulations. Empowering unelected bureaucrats to impose a new national energy tax on American families is unacceptable, and I look forward to a full and open policy debate as the Senate continues its work on this matter.
I appreciate having the opportunity to represent the interests of Texans in the United States Senate. Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
Sincerely,
JOHN CORNYN
United States Senator
517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-2934
Fax: (202) 228-2856
http://www.cornyn.senate.gov