Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review''

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Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to S.J. Res. 14, which would increase the cost of energy for consumers and result in the loss of good-paying American jobs in our energy and manufacturing sectors.

My district in northwest and west-central Ohio is home to over 60,000 manufacturing jobs, with thousands more to come with recent announcements made in the past few weeks. One of the key factors that businesses consider when they make decisions about expanding or relocating is their ability to keep energy costs down while still being able to maintain profitable operations.

Because of the American energy renaissance, fueled by lower domestic oil and natural gas production costs and the Trump administration's commonsense regulatory approach, we have seen more companies come to or return to the United States and bring with them high-paying, quality jobs to our communities.

My fear is that by returning to the Obama EPA standards, we will be reasserting an outdated and burdensome regulatory regime that will sacrifice all the gains we have made in building up America's manufacturing sector.

If the argument is about addressing climate change, then we really need to acknowledge the fact that the United States has been a global leader in emissions reduction since 2005. Since that time, emissions have fallen by more than 20 percent on a per capita basis.

We should be focusing on innovative solutions and not accelerating the promulgation of cumbersome or duplicative regulations.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose S.J. Res. 14, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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