{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-supports-epa-decision-clean-power-plan", "PEARCE SUPPORTS EPA DECISION ON CLEAN POWER PLAN", "2017-10-10", "2017", "2017-10", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. (October 10, 2017) Congressman Steve Pearce today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP).\u00a0\n\u201cIn New Mexico, and across the country, we\u2019ve seen businesses close up shop and coal miners put out of work due to the crippling regulatory costs of this rule. With EPA\u2019s action today, power will be given back to the states so that economies, like ours in New Mexico, can grow stronger and more competitive. This is real progress towards ending the War on Coal, which has crushed jobs and increased energy costs in our local communities,\u201d stated Rep. Pearce.\nRep. Pearce continued to state, \u201cNew Mexicans deserve reliable and affordable energy without job-killing restrictions that cripple economic opportunity in our state and across the nation. As a leader in the production and development of energy resources, New Mexico\u2019s economic success relies on having the freedom and room to grow. Eliminating the Clean Power Plan cuts government red tape and eliminates unnecessary regulations so we can move closer to an \u2018all the above\u2019 energy plan that creates jobs and sustains low energy prices for all Americans.\u201d\nBackground  \n\tIn February 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the EPA, under the Obama Administration, exceeded its statutory authority by enacting the CPP in attempts to severely limit carbon emissions from U.S. power plants.\nIn March 2017, President Trump signed the Energy Independence Executive Order to encourage greater domestic energy production and development. Today\u2019s action to repeal the CPP will reduce unnecessary regulations and burdens that hindered the development of energy resources across the nation.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-supports-epa-decision-clean-power-plan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9447059128433466, "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"}