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As EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Exits- Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe Calls Her a Truthteller
Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:13:04 CST
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), made the following statement regarding the EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson stepping down:
"Lisa Jackson and I disagreed on many issues and regulations while she headed the EPA, however, I have always appreciated her receptivity to my concerns, her accessibility and her honesty. She was one of the few at the EPA that was honest with me. She stated that the endangerment finding would be based on the U.N. IPCC, a science which was totally discredited in Climategate. She also had the courage to answer honestly when I asked her if passing Cap-and-Trade in the United States would lower world wide CO2 emission, and of course she answered no. While so many other Obama Administration appointees don't tell the truth, she did, and I hope that is not the reason for her departure.
"I truly wish her the best and thank her for her service in state and federal government. This provides President Obama with an opportunity to appoint an EPA Administrator who appreciates the needs of our economy. I have recently highlighted the Regulatory Cliff which has been delayed, but which would further slow our nation's economic growth. Although I take a skeptical view, this appointment would provide this Administration an opportunity to change its regulatory course."
Click here for more on the Regulatory Cliff that Senator Inhofe has described in recent days. This report lists multiple regulatory actions that might he moved forward by the Obama EPA in 2013.
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