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Committee on Energy and Commerce
Rep. John D. Dingell, Chairman

Dingell on EPA Decision

Rep. John D. Dingell, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, made the following statement in response to EPA’s decision regarding the California waiver:

EPA’s decision raises serious and important public policy questions about the roles and responsibilities of different agencies at different levels of government.

For decades, this Committee has carefully examined these issues and we will continue to monitor the situation going forward.

The energy bill signed into law by the President today takes measurable and concrete steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. While the legislation did not explicitly address policy questions relevant to the EPA’s decision, these and other matters must be raised as we craft comprehensive climate change legislation next year.

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