Yearly Archives: 2016

The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01) today examined two commonsense bills to counter the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory overreach.

Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) issued the following statement supporting H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015. Rep. Edwards supported the bill after an amendment by Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43) was adopted that removed a harmful provision that would have limited the amount tenants could deduct from their income for childcare expenses.The bill passed the House 427-0.

The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), today reviewed eight energy infrastructure bills. Each of the bills under consideration builds upon the committee’s ongoing work to strengthen and modernize our energy infrastructure.

The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted a request by Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD) to increase rates in order to generate an additional $4.8 million in annual revenue.

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, voted today in support of S.J. Res. 22, a bill that would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from moving forward with the burdensome Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule, which drastically expand federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. Whitfield issued the following statement upon passage

U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing S.J. Res. 22, a joint resolution that provides Congressional disapproval of a rule redefining "waters of the United States," also known as WOTUS. The overreaching rule was published in June 2015 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Clean Water Act (CWA), expanding their regulatory power over private waterways.