WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement today after the Senate defeated Senator James Inhofe’s (Okla.) “Utility MACT Rule Resolution of Disapproval.” Blunt supported Inhofe’s measure, which condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) controversial Utility MACT requirement for power plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other toxins during an unrealistically short timeline.

“The Obama Administration's destructive and burdensome regulations have stifled job creation in Missouri and nationwide, and the EPA is one of the worst offenders.

“Utility MACT is just one of many EPA regulations that raise costs and sacrifice much-needed jobs, representing the latest assault by this administration in the war on coal – which the vast majority of Missourians rely on for their energy needs.

“There is no reason we should threaten the substantial amount of electricity in Missouri and across the country that comes from this affordable and abundant resource. I will continue to push back on the Obama Administration’s burdensome regulations and promote smart policies that encourage more American energy and more American jobs.”

To view Senator Blunt’s floor speech, please CLICK HERE.

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