McConnell Comments Prior to Administration’s Looming Regulatory Announcement
September 11, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement today regarding reporting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations set to be released next week will mandate new coal plants to install expensive equipment or be shut down.
“The Obama Administration has been waging a War on Coal and Kentucky jobs ever since the President was elected. If these reports are accurate, his latest proposal is not only an open war on coal jobs, but on all the residents, jobs, and businesses across the commonwealth that rely on this vital industry.”