Providing for Congressional Disapproval of a Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S.J. Res. 23, which disapproves of the EPA's carbon standard rules for power plants.

Our country is blessed with an abundance of energy sources. Reliable, affordable, and secured energy is critical to our national security, and a diverse energy portfolio adds to our strength.

While new technologies have allowed us to tap into sustainable sources of energy, we lack the infrastructure to use that energy nationwide. Clean coal, natural gas, and nuclear produce the bulk of America's energy for a reason. They are affordable, reliable, and the most available.

The carbon capture and storage technologies mandated by this rule are not commercially viable. Make no mistake. The EPA is seeking to ban the construction of any new fossil fuel power plants and severely limit the production of the others. With its companion rule on greenhouse gases, the EPA will simultaneously force the closure of many existing power plants.

Until alternative sources of energy are affordable and available from coast to coast, we must ensure that Americans can continue to affordably light and heat their homes. Under this rule, we will be unable to achieve this.

I urge my colleagues to protect families and the economy by supporting this bill.

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