{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919154316/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfields-subcommitee-holds-hearing-role-federal-energy-regulatory-commission", "Whitfield's Subcommitee Holds Hearing on the Role of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "View Whitfield\u2019s Opening Statement Here.\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, today held a hearing entitled \u201cEvaluating the Role of FERC in a Changing Energy Landscape.\u201d\u00a0 The hearing focused on the legal and regulatory authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the manner in which it has been carrying out its statutory duties under the Federal Power Act, Natural Gas Act, and other authorities.\u00a0\n\u201cI have serious concerns regarding how the president\u2019s policies directly aimed at trying to bankrupt the coal industry will impact grid reliability, fuel diversity, and electricity prices for families and businesses,\u201d stated Whitfield in his opening statement.\u00a0 \u201cGiven FERC\u2019s role in overseeing the reliability of the grid, I am very interested in understanding what impacts FERC believes will result from the elimination of a significant portion of affordable and reliable baseload generation.\u201d\nFERC\u2019s stated mission is to \u201cassist consumers in obtaining reliable, efficient and sustainable energy services at a reasonable cost through appropriate regulatory and market means.\u201d\u00a0 One of the issues Whitfield\u2019s hearing examined was FERC\u2019s coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the potential impacts that EPA\u2019s new and proposed regulations have on FERC\u2019s ability to meet and comply with its mission statement.\u00a0\nThe Environmental Protection Agency recently announced new emissions standards for coal-fired power plants that would make it illegal to build a new plant because the technology to comply with the standards is not yet commercially available.\u00a0 To push back against the EPA\u2019s unilateral implementation of these regulations, Whitfield unveiled bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would require Congressional approval of new regulations. \u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cThe sectors and industries regulated by FERC comprise a substantial portion of the U.S. economy and infrastructure, so it is critical that FERC carry out its statutory duties independently and effectively, and do so in a manner that will help facilitate our new era of energy abundance,\u201d concluded Whitfield.\nFor more information on today\u2019s hearing, please visit the Energy and Power Subcommittee website.\n\u00a0\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://web.archive.org/web/20140919154316/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfields-subcommitee-holds-hearing-role-federal-energy-regulatory-commission"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2627166472375393, "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"}