Energy and Environment

In a move that can only be described as pandering to the far left, President Barack Obama has decided to ignore U.S. energy needs and the prospects of creating tens of thousands of jobs by choosing to deny the creation of the Keystone XL pipeline. Read more »

The Obama Administration approved a $535 million loan guarantee to the solar energy company Solyndra on September 4, 2009. Last February, the Department of Energy made the decision to subordinate $75 million of the Solyndra loan – putting taxpayers in second place to other creditors. In September 2011, Solyndra filed for bankruptcy. Read more »

President Obama and his Administration have failed the American people. Read more »

Since his election in 2010, U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., has been at loggerheads with the Environmental Protection Agency, and his bill H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, has put him at odds with the environmental community, but Griffith sees his work in very personal terms. Read more »

Solyndra’s request for bonuses is outrageous. Read more »

U.S. District Court of D.C. Judge Paul Friedman vacated the stay on the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules Jan. 10, declaring the stay unlawful. Read more »

The Obama Administration is no stranger to overreach. An influx of federal regulations and the unconstitutional health insurance mandate are examples of this. In addition, last week President Obama made four unprecedented “recess” appointments – a serious abuse of executive power. Read more »

I support the inclusion of the Boiler MACT provisions in any final payroll tax holiday agreement. The House has now voiced their support of the Boiler MACT legislation three times – bipartisan passage of H.R. 2250 in October, passage of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630) last week, and by this resolution. Read more »

The Senate has again failed to act on House-passed legislation that would help American businesses, hospitals, and universities facing unreasonable Boiler MACT regulations. Read more »

Kenny Rogers‘ “The Gambler” holds many lessons for Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu in his handling of the Solyndra bankruptcy fiasco. Read more »