,,iii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #eab ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bc1 #bjad ,mr4 ,vitter 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 and ,mr4 ,kirk7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate regarding the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and the proposed rules and guidelines relating to carbon dioxide emissions from power plants4 ,whereas the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 7referred to in this preamble as the ,,epa7 proposed rules entitled ,carbon ,pollution ,emission ,guidelines for ,existing ,stationary ,sources3 ,electric ,generating ,units 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #cdhcj 7,june #ah1 #bjad771 and ,carbon ,pollution ,standards for ,modified and ,reconstructed ,stationary ,sources3 ,electric ,generating ,units 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #cdifj 7,june #ah1 #bjad771 in furtherance of the ,president's ,climate ,action ,plan of ,june #bjac2 ,whereas the proposed rules would result in a ,federal takeover of the electricity system of the ,united ,states leading to significant increases in electricity rates and additional energy costs for consumers and elimination of access to abundant1 affordable power1 putting the manufacturing of the ,united ,states at a competitive disadvantage1 threatening the diversity and reliability of the electricity supply1 and undermining energy security2 ,whereas increased energy costs will1 as always1 fall most heavily on the elderly1 the poor1 and individuals on fixed incomes2 ,whereas increased energy costs also result in job losses and damage families1 businesses1 and local institutions such as hospitals and schools2 ,whereas in the haste of the ,administration to drive coal and eventually natural gas from the energy generation portfolio1 the ,administration has gone beyond the plain reading of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq471 disregarding whether the ,,epa has the legal authority to propose and finalize rules and guidelines that include elements from the cap-and-trade program rejected by the ,united ,states ,senate in ,june #bjjh2 ,whereas including emissions sources beyond the power plant fence as opposed to only emissions sources inside the power plant fence creates a cap-and-trade program2 ,whereas the ,president noted in the wake of the initial failure of the proposed cap-and-trade program1 ,there are many ways to skin a cat1 demonstrating that the ,administration seems determined to accomplish administratively what fails to be achieved through the legislative process2 ,whereas at a time when manufacturers are shifting production from overseas to the ,united ,states and investing billions of dollars in the process1 an ,administration with a poor management record decided to embark on a plan that will result in energy rationing1 pitting power plants against refineries1 chemical plants1 and paper mills for the ability to operate under the emissions requirements of the ,,epa2 ,whereas after adopting similar carbon constraints1 ,european countries experienced skyrocketing energy costs1 economic decline1 and a lower standard of living2 ,whereas1 on ,july #ag1 #bjad1 ,australia repealed a carbon tax because ,australia found that the carbon tax eliminated jobs1 increased the cost of living for families1 and did not benefit the environment2 ,whereas the proposed rules mandate renewable energy use and initiate demand destruction to shrink energy production and usage1 which will result in reduced economic opportunity at the ,state level1 forcing ,states to pick winners and losers and choose between economic growth and energy affordability2 ,whereas history demonstrates that at the end of the rulemaking process1 the ,,epa will use its authority to constrain ,state preferences on program design1 potentially even dictating policies that restrict when families of the ,united ,states can do laundry or run the air-conditioning2 ,whereas impositions by the ,,epa almost guarantee that costs will be maximized and passed along to ratepayers1 the size and scope of the ,federal ,government will expand1 and the role of the ,states in the system of cooperative federalism will continue to diminish2 ,whereas the ,,epa failed to provide a complete assessment of the economic costs imposed by the proposed rules or the benefits that may result2 ,whereas benefits from the proposed rules 7as measured by reductions in global average temperature1 reductions in the rate of sea level rise1 increases in sea ice1 or any other measurement related to climate change7 will be essentially zero2 ,whereas1 in #bjji1 former ,,epa ,administrator1 ,lisa ,jackson testified that ,u4,s4 action alone would not impact world ,,co#b levels42 ,whereas on ,june #ah1 #bjad1 former ,,epa ,administrator ,william ,reilly testified that ,absent action by ,china1 ,brazil1 ,india and other fast-growing economies1 what we do alone will not suffice42 ,whereas ,china remains the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world with increasing emissions rates2 ,whereas ,china continues to pursue aggressive economic growth1 and estimates indicate that ,china will pass the ,united ,states as the largest economy in the world by #bjaf2 and ,whereas while the ,junior ,senator from ,massachusetts1 now ,secretary of ,state ,john ,kerry1 said ,we need to have an agreement that does not leave enormous components of the world's contributors and future contributors of this problem out of the solution3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the proposed rule of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency entitled ,carbon ,pollution ,emission ,guidelines for ,existing ,stationary ,sources3 ,electric ,generating ,units 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #cdhcj 7,june #ah1 #bjad771 should be withdrawn2 and 7#b7 the proposed rule of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency entitled ,carbon ,pollution ,standards for ,modified and ,reconstructed ,stationary ,sources3 ,electric ,generating ,units 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #cdifj 7,june #ah1 #bjad771 should be withdrawn4