
WASHINGTON D.C. Today U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison released the following statement concerning the EPAs endangerment finding for greenhouse gases that pose great risk to Texas economy:
The EPAs endangerment finding for greenhouse gases has begun a regulatory process that will lead to disaster for the Texas economy. I am proud to be part of the fight to overturn this badly misguided plan by the Obama administration. In Texas we have long recognized that we can both grow our economy while protecting our environment.
This overreach by the EPA is nothing more than an attempted end-run around the many who have rightfully stood up against cap and trade legislation also being pushed by this administration. The EPAs actions represent a sweeping mandate that will cost jobs and cannot stand."
On January 21 2010 Senator Hutchison joined with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) in a joint resolution (S.J.Res.26) disapproving of the EPAs efforts to regulate greenhouse gases.