McConnell: EPA proposal ‘dagger in the heart’ of middle class Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) lambasted the Obama administration’s proposed regulation to limit carbon emissions from power plants, saying the middle class will bear the brunt of the rules. “Today’s announcement is a dagger in the heart of the American middle class, and to representative democracy itself,” he said, referring to Obama’s decision to use his executive authority without Congress. “Already reeling from the painful effects of Obamacare, the American people are now being told they have to shoulder the burdens of the president’s latest ‘solution’ in the form of higher costs, fewer jobs and a less reliable energy grid,” McConnell said. POLL: Do you believe that Obama is a threat to the entire Constitutional System? McConnell is facing a tough reelection fight in Kentucky, which relies heavily on coal for both its electricity and its economy. The rules are expected to impact the coal industry the most, as coal-fired power plants have the highest carbon emissions rate in the electricity sector. McConnell’s opponent, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, is also running on a pro-coal platform. Grimes said the EPA rule shows “Washington isn’t working for Kentucky,” citing coal’s role in the state’s economy. “When Im in the U.S. Senate, I will fiercely oppose the president’s attack on Kentucky’s coal industry because protecting our jobs will be my number one priority.” Read more: thehill/policy/energy-environment/207897-mcconnell-epa-p...
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 01:34:05 +0000
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