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Cornyn: New EPA Rule Targets Texas Consumers and Job Creators

Statement

Date: June 2, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Energy Environment

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new carbon dioxide emissions regulations on existing power plants:

"Today's announcement is nothing more than an energy tax that will raise the cost of electricity for Texans, while destroying jobs.

"By enacting regulations that a bipartisan majority in Congress rejected, the President proves this Administration is more concerned with placating liberal special interest groups than average Americans.

"As Texans see huge increases in health care premiums due to Obamacare, this is yet another tax they'll face, and it is time for the Obama Administration to be transparent about the costs of his agenda and to get its boot off the neck of Texas job creators."


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