{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://thompson.house.gov/press-release/thompson-joins-bipartisan-effort-rescind-proposed-rule-electric-power-generation", "Thompson Joins Bipartisan Effort to Rescind Obama Admin. Proposed Rule on Electric Power Generation", "2014-12-23", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Bellefonte, PA \u2013 U.S. Representative Glenn \u2018GT\u2019 Thompson (PA-5) has joined with nearly one hundred fellow Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Obama to express concerns regarding the proposed rule announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 2, 2014, entitled \u201cCarbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units.\u201d\n\t\u201cThe EPA\u2019s new rule on electric power generation is yet another unworkable policy from the Obama Administration that will threaten America\u2019s access to affordable and reliable energy,\u201d stated Rep. Thompson.\u00a0 \u201cWhile protecting the environment is a shared goal, this must be attained realistically and not by burdening families with rate hikes and potential brownouts. It is my hope the Obama Administration will rescind this rule and work with Congress on a bipartisan basis to address the concerns that we\u2019ve outlined.\u201d\n\tIn the letter, the Members assert the rule would negatively impact the nation\u2019s ability to reliably generate and transmit electric power sources.\u00a0 \u201cDue to market factors and existing environmental requirements, significant power plant shutdowns are already underway across the country, and these closures raise concerns about the continued reliability of the grid and electricity rates in the absence of EPA\u2019s recently proposed rule. Under the proposed rule, EPA projects there would be additional power plant retirements and electricity rate increases,\u201d the letter states.\u00a0 \u00a0\n\tIf this were to occur, the Members stress, it would \"threaten electricity reliability and drive up energy costs for consumers, including the elderly, poor, and those on fixed incomes, at a time when over 50 million Americans are currently living in poverty.\u201d\n\tThe Members conclude the letter by recognizing that although some of their own views may vary on the statutory authority of the regulations they are \"all concerned that this rule is simply unworkable as proposed and, if finalized, would effectively give EPA control over a state\u2019s generation, supply, and consumption of power. Accordingly, we respectfully ask that you direct the EPA to withdraw its proposed rule.\u201d\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": ["http://thompson.house.gov/press-release/thompson-joins-bipartisan-effort-rescind-proposed-rule-electric-power-generation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6191659960895777, "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"}