Washington, D.C.—Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration issued an onerous rule for coal-fired power plants, demanding that generators cut their carbon dioxide output 32 percent:

 

“The only purpose of this legislation is to continue the Obama Administration’s war on coal and affordable energy.  If this proposed plan is put into place, the economic impacts could be crippling to industrial areas in the Metro East region and coal communities across Southern Illinois.

 

“To make matters worse, while nations like China and India exploit affordable energy sources, President Obama’s agenda has America going it alone.  In the process, we are putting our economy at a disadvantage, costing hundreds of thousands of jobs each year, and increasing electric bills on hardworking families across the country.”