Today, the House Science Committee’s Energy and Environment Subcommittee held a hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) impact on jobs and energy affordability. We evaluated the costs and benefits of federal environmental regulations, as well as the science behind EPA’s justifications. The Obama Administration continues to place greater burdens on individuals and small businesses, resulting in higher energy costs for consumers while offering questionable environmental benefits. Read more from the hearing memo by clicking here.

EPA’s regulatory onslaught is stifling energy production throughout the United States and making it more difficult for hard-working Americans to find jobs.

House Republicans have a solution to this problem: reduce the number of regulations coming out of government agencies like the EPA. As a former small business owner in Lubbock, I know the impact of unnecessary red tape from the federal government and how it hinders effective work. Small businesses, communities and individuals must have the freedom and ability to contribute to a growing economy. I am opposed to any legislation that places greater regulatory burdens on the backs of West Texans, and I look forward to continuing to shed more light on the harmful effects that the EPA’s actions have had on jobs, energy and families in our country.