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The ‘Most Ambitious Regulatory Rollback Since Reagan’
'Republicans Are Moving Quickly To Dismantle Obama-Era Regulations' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "This Republican-led Congress is committed to fulfilling our promises to the American people. … On its way out the door, the Obama Administration forced nearly 40 major - and very costly - regulations on the American people. Fortunately, we now have the opportunity to work with the new president to begin bringing relief from these burdensome regulations." (Sen. McConnell, Press Release, 2/2/1… Continue Reading
02.03.17
‘Liberal Base Apoplectic … Demanding Opposition At Any Cost’
'The Fight Over Trump's Cabinet Is Notable (If Not Unique) For Political Reasons: Mainly, That It's So Damn Politicized' "Voters from the liberal base apoplectic over Trump's presidency are demanding opposition at any cost." ("Democrats In A Vise Over Trump's Supreme Court Pick," AP, 2/2/17) "Democrats' only option to oppose Trump and his conservative Cabinet is to delay the inevitable. This week, it's clear that's exactly what they've decided to do. They've asked some nominees back for more q… Continue Reading
12.09.16
Dems ‘Bankrupt’ Coal Rhetoric
Dems' Candidate For President: 'Put A Lot Of Coal Miners … Out Of Business' TOP DEMS: 'A War On Coal Is Exactly What's Needed,' 'We're Going To Put A Lot Of Coal Miners … Out Of Business' HILLARY CLINTON: "We're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business." ("Why Putting Coal Miners Out Of Work Is A Very Bad Thing To Say In West Virginia," The Washington Post, 5/10/16) "…Obama's new rules are absolutely changing the trajectory of the power indus… Continue Reading
07.14.16
‘We’ve Clearly Put The Senate Back To Work’
Stack Of Major Legislation Passed By The Republican Senate This Year Continues To Grow: Combating Opioids, FAA Legislation, Biotech Labeling, Puerto Rico Restructuring, Modernizing The Toxic Substances Control Act, Trade Secrets, FOIA Updates, North Korean Sanctions & More SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): 'We've clearly put the Senate back to work' (Sen. McConnell, Floor Remarks, 7/14/16) A GROWING LIST OF 2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS CARA: 'A Bill To Tackle The Nation's Opioid Crisis' SEN.… Continue Reading
05.27.16
Senate Back To Work
List of Legislation Passed By The Republican Senate Continues To Grow SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL: "We're seeing every day what a Senate that's back to work can achieve. We're seeing what's possible when committees are up and running again and the legislative process is functioning better again. We're seeing what's possible when senators from both sides of the aisle are empowered again to find areas of common ground, and then can actually work together to achieve them. . . We're g… Continue Reading
04.20.16
Senate Energy Bill A Milestone
Vote Today On 'First Far-Reaching Energy Law In Nearly A Decade' Follows Yesterday's Passage Of 'The Most Passenger-Friendly' FAA Bill 'In A Generation' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "…the Republican-led Senate will today pass the first major energy bill in nearly a decade. It's broad, it's bipartisan, it's just the kind of legislation we're seeing a lot of in a Republican-led Senate that continues to show what's possible with good ideas and good old hard work." (Sen. McConnell, Floor … Continue Reading
04.19.16
Senate Back To Work: FAA & Energy
The Stack Of Significant Legislation Passed By The Republican Senate Solving 'Big, Entrenched Problems' Continues To Grow FAA: 'Passenger-Friendly' & Will 'Ramp Up Airport Security' SEN. JOHN THUNE (R-SD), Commerce Committee Chairman: "Passage of this bipartisan legislation is a win for airline passenger rights, advancing responsible drone usage, boosting the competitiveness of the aerospace industry, and making our skies safe." (Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee… Continue Reading
02.10.16
‘A Major Setback’ For Pres. Obama’s Anti-Coal Regs
Supreme Court Order Shows Obama EPA's Anti-Coal Regulations 'Could Be In Legal Jeopardy' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Last year I called on governors to hold off submitting plans mandated under the President's regressive federal energy regulations until courts could determine whether the regulations were even legal. Today's Supreme Court order to halt those regulations-regulations that attack the middle class and won't even have a meaningful impact on global carbon emissions-is just the latest… Continue Reading
02.05.16
President Obama’s Energy Tax
Latest Democrat Scheme Could 'Could Add As Much As 25 Cents A Gallon To The Cost Of Gasoline' "President Barack Obama will propose a $10 per barrel tax on oil in his fiscal 2017 budget plan…" ("Obama $10-Per-Barrel Oil Tax Lands With Thud in Congress," Bloomberg News, 2/04/2016) If Enacted, 'Consumers Will … Pay The Price' For 'Trickle Down' Tax On Gas "Obama's $10 oil tax proposal would cost motorists" ("Obama's $10 Oil Tax Proposal Would Cost Motorists," USA Today, 2/05/201… Continue Reading
02.04.16
Dems: ‘Bipartisan Energy Bill’ ‘Critical’ To Their States, Nation
Dem Senator: 'I Truly Believe That This Bipartisan Bill Will Bring Us One Step Closer To Achieving U.S. Energy Independence' DEMS: 'This Bipartisan Package Includes Common-Sense Provisions,' 'Integral To Growing And Sustaining Our Energy Economy,' 'A Milestone' SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV): "Today the Senate will begin consideration of a bipartisan bill that makes progress doable on this important goal. We have long sought to pass a number of priorities included in this bill. ... When Democrats w… Continue Reading
01.28.16
Time to Modernize Our Nation’s Energy Policies
Broad Bipartisan Bill Cuts Red Tape And Promotes LNG Exports, Innovation, And Efficiency SEN. MURKOWSKI (R-AK): "Our energy renaissance has taken us from a position of energy scarcity to one of energy abundance, but current law rarely reflects that fact. After months of working together, the bipartisan legislation we introduced today marks a critical step toward the modernization of our federal energy policies. By focusing on areas where agreement was possible, we have assembled a robust bill… Continue Reading
12.15.15
President Obama In Paris: American Jobs Sacrificed For ‘Paper Tiger’ Deal
In Return For A 'Paper Tiger' Deal In Paris… SEC. KERRY: "…it doesn't have mandatory targets for reduction, and it doesn't have an enforcement compliance mechanism." (Fox News' "Fox News Sunday," 12/13/15) "The agreement is largely nonbinding and not subject to Senate approval…" ("Businesses Back Paris Climate Agreement," U.S. News, 12/14/15) "…critics on both sides say the deal represents nothing more than a 'paper tiger.'" ("Obama Officials Take Victory Lap Ove… Continue Reading
11.17.15
Punishing The Poor
Coal Miner: 'You Say You're The President Of The People? Well We're People Too' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "The Obama Administration is trying to impose deeply regressive energy regulations that would eliminate good-paying jobs, punish the poor, and make it even harder for Kentuckians to put food on the table. Their effect on global carbon levels? Essentially a rounding error. Their effect on poor and Middle-Class families? Potentially devastating. And yet. The deep-pocketed left-wingers w… Continue Reading
11.06.15
President Obama Rejects American Jobs
American Public & Unions Support 'The Creation Of Good Paying Jobs' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "I wish I were surprised by the President's decision to reject this jobs and infrastructure project. But it's become painfully clear that the President is more interested in appeasing deep-pocketed special interests and extremists than helping tens of thousands of Americans who could have benefited from Keystone' s good jobs." (Sen. McConnell, Press Release, 11/6/15) 'The Party's Liberal … Continue Reading
10.27.15
‘Wave’ Of Opposition To EPA Power Grab Grows
'Publication Of The EPA's Carbon Rule … Has Prompted A Flurry Of Legal And Legislative Action' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "The publication of these regulations does not represent an end, but a beginning. It's the beginning of a new front to defend hardworking Middle Class Americans from massive regulations that target them. That front is opening here in Congress, and it's opening across the country as states file lawsuits and Governors stand up for their own Middle Class constituent… Continue Reading
09.30.15
Tilting At Climate Windmills
U.S. Workers Pay For President's Anti-Energy Efforts, While Foreign Nations Scoff PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CLIMATE CRUSADE: 224,000 Jobs 'Eliminated,' 'Electricity Bills Up,' '$50 Billion In Annual Costs' "The heart of the U.S. commitment consists of proposed EPA power plant regulations that industry groups and congressional Republicans are already trying to undercut, both by pursuing court challenges and by urging states not to comply." ("Obama Pledges Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts," Politico, 3… Continue Reading
08.03.15
The War On Coal: Electricity Rates Will Necessarily Skyrocket
'The Main Target: Coal,' Coal Families, & 'Your Power Bill' 'The Rule Would Drive Electricity Bills Up' "LOSERS: - YOUR POWER BILL … The National Association of Manufacturers, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, the National Mining Association, the American Energy Alliance and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association all predicted the rule would drive electricity bills up." ("Who Wins And Loses Under Obama's Stricter Power Plant Limits," AP, 8/3/15) "… Continue Reading
04.16.15
100 Days: ‘Signs Of Progress’
'Senators Making Significant Headway On Sticky Issues,' 'Promise On A Number Of Policy Fronts' 'One Of The More Productive Legislative Periods In Recent Years,' A 'Rash Of Bipartisanship' "The first 100 days of the 114th Congress offered signs of progress. … Republicans say the party is knocking the dust off its governing playbook for what could be one of the more productive legislative periods in recent years." ("100 Days Of Congress: Stumbles But Signs Of Progress," USA Today, … Continue Reading
03.26.15
The Constitution Isn’t Kindling
Will Democrats Continue To Aid Obama's War On Coal Families? Today, Dems Have An Opportunity To Help Rein In The EPA's 'Constitutionally Reckless' War On Coal Families McConnell / Paul Amendment 'prohibition on withholding highway funds from States that refuse to submit State Implementation Plans' to the EPA: "To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency of greenhouse gas emissions, which may include a prohibition on withholdi… Continue Reading
02.24.15
Obama’s Keystone Choice: Workers Or The 1%
Unions 'Urge The President To Sign This Bill,' Ignore 'Deep Pocketed Billionaire' Unions: 'Washington Should Put Job Creation And The Livelihoods Of Working Men And Women Ahead Of … Deep Pocketed Billionaire Funders' TEAMSTERS: 'I urge the president to sign this bill,' 'construction of the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline will jump-start local economies by creating good-paying jobs.' "With the passage of the Keystone Pipeline Act by the House of Representatives today, Teamsters General Pre… Continue Reading
