Americans for Prosperitys Texas Director Peggy Venable recently recommended that Texas leaders take steps to challenge the EPAs attempts to enforce environmental regulations outside of its jurisdiction. Today Texas Governor Rick Perry Attorney General Gregg Abbott & Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples are taking that action.
Said Venable of
the motion earlier today by Texas leaders Hats off to Governor Perry Attorney General Abbott and Commissioner Staples for taking this step they are protecting citizens by challenging this rogue agencys actions which do not fall within the EPAs jurisdiction."
The actions of the EPA constitute REGULATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. I had suggested that our state leaders take this step to challenge the EPA" said Venable.
Texas is the No. 1 energy producer in the country so it is serious business when the federal government sets massive new energy policies. It affects a huge swath of the Texas population which relies on the energy industry for jobs and energy consumers across the nation.
Texans are faced with the economic doom promised by the Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade bill. Now the unelected and unaccountable Environmental Protection Agency is issuing back-door climate regulations under the Clean Air Act" Venable said.
AFP supports a full and vigorous debate about the states and the national environmental policies.
But the EPA has sidestepped debate and gone directly to the regulations.
We are excited to see our states leadership take a stand against this kind of unaccountable regulation" Venable said. Texas isnt about to sit by and let the feds mess with Texas."
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has signed onto the Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) legislation introduced late January which would overturn the EPA endangerment finding.
We are supportive of both actions taking place to stop this harmful regulation from moving forward" said Venable.
Venables full article is available by
clicking this link.
