{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://balderson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3005", "Balderson Applauds EPA Announcement to Repeal Biden-Era Overreach and Unleash American Energy Dominance", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Troy Balderson", "B001306", "balderson.house.gov", "balderson", "https://balderson.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27&Page=1", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12), chairman of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT), released the following statement after EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the repeal of the \u201cClean Power Plan 2.0,\u201d a Biden-era regulation aimed at prematurely retiring America\u2019s most reliable power plants.\n\n\u201cThe Biden-Harris Administration crafted the Clean Power Plan 2.0 for one reason only: to permanently eliminate coal and natural gas from America\u2019s energy mix,\u201d said Balderson. \u201cShortsighted, anti-energy policies like this drive up electricity costs for Ohio families and severely weaken our grid\u2019s ability to keep up with growing power demand. I applaud President Trump and Administrator Zeldin for putting common sense first and leading Republicans\u2019 effort to unleash American energy dominance.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor over 15 years, the Obama and Biden administrations implemented a war on coal to destroy reliable and affordable energy. The Trump Administration has come in to protect American energy and to make sure you can afford to keep the lights on,\u201d Zeldin said in a statement. \u201cAmericans will see a decrease in electricity prices, but this is just the beginning. We are working to go even further so that American energy can be fully unleashed. Realizing the full potential of American energy means more jobs, lower prices, and a more prosperous America.\u201d\n\nThe \u201cClean Power Plan 2.0,\u201d finalized in May 2024, imposed impossible-to-meet emissions requirements on existing coal-fired and newly constructed natural gas-fired power plants. If left in place, this rule would have continued to raise energy costs and jeopardize power producers\u2019 ability to keep the lights on for Ohio families and businesses.\n\nBalderson led the introduction of a bill in January 2025 to nullify this rule and protect American baseload power production.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://balderson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3005"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0492503643035889, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}