Andy Barr

Mr. BARR

Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, the IRS has broken faith with the American people. The agency responsible for administering our Tax Code has admitted targeting Americans for their political beliefs. American families across the country are disappointed and fearful. They are disappointed that the administration that promised hope and change has used its enforcement power as a political weapon. They are fearful of a government that has expanded under President Obama at an alarming rate. They are disappointed that our President has not taken responsibility for his administration's shameful behavior. They are fearful of corruption that is the logical result of a rapidly expanding bureaucracy and an administration that confuses playing politics with leadership. Hardworking families deserve better. Federal agencies have a responsibility to be above politics, and we have a responsibility to hardworking American families to hold accountable those who politicize decision-making and those who are untruthful about those decisions.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments of Kentucky native John C. Toy, a true American patriot. John C. Toy was born on August 14, 1918, in Montgomery County, Kentucky to Ella Lee and Edward Joseph Toy. Mr. Toy joined the Army in June, 1941, and was stationed at Schofield, Honolulu, Hawaii, in the anti-aircraft division. While there, he survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He served in the Army until 1945 when he was Honorably Discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant. Since his military service to this country, Mr. Toy has remained active in his community by teaching Sunday school at the First Church of God in Mt. Sterling, serving on the Board at Mt. Sterling Swimming Pool and Park, as a Member and Past Commander American Legion Post 22, and as current President of the Kentucky Pearl Harbor Association. Mr. Toy is married to Gerturde Fletcher of Bourbon County, and has been blessed with two daughters, Pam Ishmael and Sandy McDonald, as well as three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. As a U.S. Congressman, I am forever grateful for John C. Toy's service to our country. Because of his bravery and that of his fellow men and women in uniform, our American freedoms are protected for future generations. Truly, he is a hero to us all.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, spring is upon us, a season that is important to several of Kentucky's signature industries. Not only does spring signify horse racing and the Kentucky Derby, but it also marks the beginning of the adventure and outdoor tourism season as well. Tourism is an $11.7 billion signature industry in my State, employing over 166,000 Kentuckians and accounting for 1 in 10 jobs across the Commonwealth. A major part of Kentucky tourism stems from one of America's favorite pastimes--fishing. In my district, the Kentucky River is enjoyed by many, many, as it stretches from the Daniel Boone National Forest and meanders through horse farms in the central Bluegrass, specifically in Woodford and Franklin Counties. Fishermen especially enjoy fishing in the Kentucky River's tailwaters surrounding locks and dams, areas notorious for having an abundance of fish. Unfortunately, the Army Corps of Engineers has decided to prohibit tailwater fishing in a sister river just south of my district, the Cumberland River, where many of my constituents travel to engage in their favorite pastime. This is yet another example of government overreach, where this time the government is telling us how to fish in water systems that have been safely utilized for generations. We must not allow the Corps to set a precedent for regulating how Kentuckians and Americans alike spend their time outdoors. As our fragile economy continues to recover, my constituents tell me that they plan on sticking closer to home to recreate this spring and summer. Overregulation of fishing is a deterrent to family time and harms our local businesses that depend on the revenue from seasonal recreation and tourism. I ask my colleagues to join me in support of the Freedom to Fish Act, which places a 2-year moratorium on the Corps' plan to restrict access to tailwaters in the Cumberland River.

Mr. BARR. This will allow us time to implement a permanent plan to halt Army Corps from setting a precedent of restricting access to any tailwaters going forward. I'm an original cosponsor of this legislation--and I applaud the leadership of Mr. Whitfield, my colleague from Kentucky--and that does exactly this: protect fishermen in rural economies and Americans' right to choose how they recreate.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to address a mounting health crisis and on behalf of nearly 26 million Americans and 532,000 Kentuckians who suffer from diabetes. This disease kills more Americans each year than breast cancer and AIDS combined and costs our Nation more than $200 billion in health care expenses each year. Tragically, every 17 seconds, someone is diagnosed with diabetes, and current estimates project that, by 2050, as many as one in three Americans will suffer from diabetes. We cannot sit idly by and accept the likelihood of this bleak future. Diabetes can be devastating, but it can be managed. Like most chronic diseases, diabetes can be attributed to poor behaviors, such as lack of physical activity, poor nutritional choices and other risky behaviors. By not only changing our behaviors but by improving access to education, proper diabetes care and continued funding for research to find a cure, we can truly make a positive, sustained change in the quality of life for millions of Americans.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Stewart Home School in Frankfort, Kentucky, and to congratulate them on their 120th Anniversary. The mission of the Stewart Home School is the complete and total care of special needs students, as well as the fulfillment of all their needs--physical, educational, social, vocational and spiritual. Since 1893, Stewart Home School has provided a community where people live in a nurturing environment and participate in programs designed to specifically meet their individual needs. Their students pursue skills in self-sufficiency, academics, and vocational programs in a setting that stimulates self-confidence and encourages personal happiness. Stewart Home School occupies the historic campus of the old Kentucky Military Institute, and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. The school offers a one-of-a-kind community where those with intellectual disabilities are appreciated for the people they are. The Stewart Home School embraces each student as an individual who desires meaningful activity, success, friendships, and acceptance, and strives to develop skills and talents in all areas of life. Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in commending the Stewart Home School for the tireless efforts to improve the lives of their students and in congratulating them on their 120th anniversary. I extend my personal appreciation to the Stewart Home for all that they have done for our community. The Stewart Home School is a gem in the Sixth Congressional District of Kentucky, not only improving the lives of its students, but also bettering our Commonwealth.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise with great pride to recognize a group of young men from Madison County in Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District, who tirelessly worked this season to accomplish what athletes across our great Commonwealth of Kentucky often dream of accomplishing during their high school tenure. This band of brothers, the Madison Central Indians, successfully beat Ballard High School in a last-second shot to be crowned champions of the 96th Annual Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Sweet Sixteen Championship. In a state where basketball is not a pastime, but a passion, our youth are raised dreaming of the sound of the crowd in the hallowed halls of Rupp Arena. This year over 17,000 fans cheered these young men to victory. For head coach Allen Feldhaus, Jr., this championship holds a special place. The last time he was in a state championship game, it was in 1981 being coached by his father, Allen Feldhaus, Sr. Clearly the love for the basketball is a family affair that made it to the record books; this duo is the only father and son pair to have both coached in a state championship game. Led by eight seniors, this team did what it took on the court and in the classroom. I commend the teamwork of the following men: Zach Jarvis, George Walker, Daniel Parke, Ken-Jah Bosley, Coty Alexander, Ross Ramsey, Griffin Hotchkiss, Demarcus George, Nick Kavanaugh, Kirkland Humphrey, Chris Conner, Dominique Hawkins, Hunter Stocker, John Williams, Tariq Smith, Sam Jones, Cameron Thomas, Seth Richardson, Jyre Richardson and Quan Taylor. I would also like to congratulate Dominique Hawkins, named the 2013 Kentucky ``Mr. Basketball.'' Dominique will be attending and playing basketball for my alma mater, the University of Kentucky in the Sixth Congressional District. I extend my congratulations not only to the team, but to the Madison Central coaching staffs, teachers, families and fans who supported this team throughout the season and helped make this victory possible.

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Mr. BARR. Well, I want to thank the gentleman, my friend from Indiana, for his courtesy and for his leadership on this very important issue. I join my colleague in supporting H.R. 45, the full repeal of ObamaCare. Mr. Speaker, it is true, you've heard from the other Members here this evening, you've heard about the importance of repealing ObamaCare because it is legislation that is full of broken promises. We know that the signature promise of this legislation was that if you like your current health insurance, you can keep it. We know now that 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored health insurance at least, which is nearly double the previous estimate of 4 million. We heard about savings. Remember, this was titled the ``Affordable Care Act,'' but in 2013, the Congressional Budget Office projection tags the total cost at $1.88 trillion. Premiums--premiums are not decreasing; premiums are going up. The average family premium has grown over $3,000 since the passage of ObamaCare. Individuals earning as little as $25,000 will pay more for insurance because of ObamaCare. And 1.1 trillion in new taxes and jobs. This legislation was supposed to create 400,000 jobs immediately. Speaker Pelosi promised that ObamaCare would create 4 million jobs. Well, Mr. Speaker, small employers in Kentucky and central Kentucky tell me that ObamaCare is the principal reason that they're not hiring. According to a study by the National Federation of Independent Business, the employer mandate like the one included in ObamaCare could eliminate an additional 1.6 million jobs by 2014. ObamaCare is creating an environment in which employers are incentivized to reduce hours for their employees to go to part-time work. The supporters of ObamaCare are supporting a part-time work economy. We need a full-time work economy, and that's why we need to repeal ObamaCare. It increases the Federal deficit. According to a January GAO report, ObamaCare will add 6.2 trillion to the deficit over the next 75 years. But, Mr. Speaker, I want to conclude with the story that illustrates why this really matters. There's a lot of statistics about jobs and the economy and increased premiums and costs, but the real signature failure of this legislation is that it hurts patients, that it deprives the American people of the benefits of medical innovation. A hospital administrator told me in central Kentucky that we used to take care of patients, but we now take care of paper. Medical innovation is central to America's future economic growth and to delivering new lifesaving medical devices to patients. But the new medical device tax included in ObamaCare, which imposes a 2.3 percent tax on medical device manufacturers, punishes medical innovation and prevents quality health care. Families around the country know this all too well. In my own family, we saw this up close. Christmas Day 2012 could have been one of the worst days of our lives. Fortunately, it was the best day of our lives. It happened when my mother called me that morning on Christmas morning and said, Andy, your father has had a fainting spell. I said, can I talk to him? So she got him on the phone. I said, Dad, how are you doing? He said, I need to drink a glass of water. I said, Well, stop drinking any more coffee. Calm down and give me a call if anything happens. I got another call an hour later. This time, it was from my mother again. She said they were in the emergency room. My father had passed out a second time. So I rushed to the emergency room. I was greeted by the ER doctor. I said, What's going on, Doctor? He said, Well, we did an EKG, and here are the results. He showed me a flat line. He said, your father's heart is slowing down. I said, Doctor, what are we going to do about that? He said, Well, fortunately, we can put a pacemaker in your father. An electrophysiologist came down to the ER, and he reassured us. He said, We can put a pacemaker in your father, and we can make him better. So he went in to get that pacemaker surgery. When he came out, he was recovering, and his life was saved because of that pacemaker technology. Mr. Speaker, the American people, American families depend on the innovative, unbelievable technology that American entrepreneurship has created. But ObamaCare punishes that. And if it wasn't for that kind of medical innovation and technology, my father wouldn't be here today. So I stand opposed to ObamaCare for all the reasons we've talked about here tonight, but, most importantly, because I credit the American free enterprise system for saving lives, and ObamaCare rolls that back. I certainly appreciate the leadership of the gentleman from Indiana for discussing the importance of this issue and the future of high-quality, innovative health care in America in the future.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the accomplishments of a Kentucky native, Bishop Simon P. Rawlings. Bishop Rawlings was the Second Chief Apostle of the House of God, International, whose National Cathedral and World Headquarters are located in Lexington, my hometown and the center of the sixth Congressional District which I represent. The House of God, International has churches in Africa, Australia, Canada, and Jamaica, but I am proud to state that the church was founded in the United States of America. Bishop R.A.R. Johnson initially founded the ``Commandment Keepers'' in 1910. The doctrine evolved and the church was firmly established in 1918 as the House of God, International. The Hebrew-Pentecostal denomination is based on Old Testament law and doctrine and is enthused by the joy, fervor and zeal of Christ's New Testament of spiritual revivalism. Bishop Rawlings was born August 2, 1914 in Stamping Ground, Kentucky. He joined the House of God at the age of 16. He later exclaimed that God sent him to Lexington to build Him a church, also giving him a higher calling as detailed in Psalms 50:5 ``gather my saints together unto me, those that have made covenant with me by sacrifice.'' For 11 years he preached over the airways each Sunday night; a program that was enjoyed by many in the Christian community. With his lovely wife, Elect Lady Mary Scott Rawlings of Charlottesville, Virginia, whom he married on July 3, 1935, and other dedicated church members, Bishop Rawlings set up churches throughout the country and overseas. They built their first little church on Black Street in Lexington in 1937 and the following year they built the second church on Ash Street. In 1959, the church purchased the Chandler Arms School, a landmark of Kentucky Black history. They renovated the property. So, the next year in 1960, a host of members and friends marched from the Ash Street church to the new church at 548 Georgetown Street. In 1947, he was ordained as a bishop. In 1950, Bishop Simon Rawlings was installed as the second Chief Apostle of the House of God, International--a position in which he humbly served for 40 years until his death on January 1, 1991. He received his Bachelor of Sacred Theology and Master's Degree from the Cooper Institute of Jacksonville, FL and a Doctor of Divinity degree from the Kentucky College of Contemporary Religion. He was very instrumental in the formation of the college and later served as its president until his death. One of his greatest achievements was in 1987 when the church purchased the Julius Mark property, another one of Lexington's Black historical landmarks. In February 1990, Bishop Rawlings shared his vision with his wife, church and city officials, church members, and the general public at the groundbreaking ceremony of the present National Temple and World Headquarters, which is situated on that site located at 866 Georgetown Street. During his 40 years of service as Chief Apostle and General Superintendent, and 56 years as pastor of the Lexington congregation, he held the following positions: 1. National Y.P.U. President 2. State Superintendent of Georgia 3. State Superintendent of South Carolina 4. Southern Division Superintendent 5. President of the Black Church Coalition of the Bluegrass 6. Honorary Citizen of Lexington Award (1991) 7. Kentucky Colonel Though he was in failing health, Bishop Rawlings was able to attend the pre-dedication service of the National Temple he envisioned and built. He gave his farewell sermon during the Feast of Tabernacles in October of 1990. Sadly, Bishop Rawlings did not live to see the visionary temple, but his legacy lives on in his building, its congregation, and their commitment to our community.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the nearly 900,000 law enforcement officers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky who put their lives on the line every day for the safety and protection of others. Today, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Service was held in observance of those who have given their all in our Commonwealth. The event was hosted at the nationally recognized Department of Criminal Justice Training Center on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. The protection of our families can come with a heavy price. Over the last decade, an average of 160 Kentucky law enforcement officers per year have been killed in the line of duty. I am saddened that I was unable to attend today's service in Kentucky due to votes in Washington. I will, however, continue to honor the sacrifices of officers such as the most recent officer killed in the line of duty in Kentucky, Officer Bryan Joseph Durman of Lexington. Officer Durman, and other heroes like him, will not be forgotten and will always remind us of the ultimate sacrifices that our Law Enforcement Officers make every day. We remember them, and their families, each and every day.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, the Sixth District of Kentucky has had some good news this month. Tiffany & Co. added 75 jobs at their Lexington manufacturing plant. The global law firm Bingham McCutchen opened a Lexington global services center with plans to employ 250 workers. Toyota announced it will add 750 jobs and invest an additional $360 million in their Georgetown manufacturing facility to build the Lexus. I am honored to represent the hardworking Kentuckians who brought this global recognition and investment to the Bluegrass. It is a true credit to our workforce that these first-class companies chose to make these investments in Kentucky. But take a moment and think about how many more jobs we could create without a $17 trillion national debt clogging the engines of economic growth. If Congress is serious about promoting private sector job creation, then we must remove government-imposed obstacles to growth. That means repealing and replacing ObamaCare, cutting spending, reforming our Tax Code, reducing regulations, and unleashing American energy. Only then will we make these headlines the norm and not the exception.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the contributions of Mr. Gerard Belcher, who was born in Pike County, Kentucky into a family of eight children. Mr. Belcher's story is an all-American story--the story of the American Dream. His father was a coal miner and his mother was a homemaker. As a young man, Mr. Belcher spent hours in the backwoods and mountains of eastern Kentucky hunting, trapping, and exploring caves. These hours spent in the woods would later provide critical skills for his experience in the jungles of Vietnam. Mr. Belcher volunteered to serve our country in the Army. He trained as a paratrooper and became an expert with the rifle, pistol, Bowie knife, and hand to hand combat. He was selected first in his class at the Army Leadership School in Fort Polk, Louisiana where he also volunteered for combat in Vietnam. In August 1968, he was assigned to the 9th Infantry Division and was soon selected to join the special operations Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) operating with naval ships, boats, and personnel along the Mekong River of South Vietnam. After surviving four months of intense combat, he was promoted to sergeant and volunteered to walk point, a position with a life span of approximately three weeks. He served for over four months, using the skills he learned in the hills of eastern Kentucky to protect himself and his fellow soldiers until he was shot five times during an ambush operation. Fortunately, he survived this attack. Mr. Belcher was decorated with the Army Commendation Medal for Valor twice, earned the Air Medal, combat infantryman's Badge, Vietnam Service and Campaign Ribbons, the elite spear-header shoulder patch of the MRF, and the Purple Heart. After his military service, he attended the University of Kentucky on the GI bill where he earned a bachelor's degree in business and marketing. Despite devastating war wounds to his chest and arm, he successfully walked onto the university's baseball team where he earned a scholarship, along with All-SEC and All-American honors. Mr. Belcher has since founded HoldTime, an award winning national message-on-hold production company over 20 years ago. He remains vocal and active in the political life of his community, and has just been awarded the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Patriot Award. As a U.S. Congressman, I am forever grateful for Gerard Belcher's service to our country. Because of his bravery and that of his fellow men and women in uniform, our American freedoms are protected for future generations. He is truly a hero to us all.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to recognize the parents and grandparents of a constituent of the sixth district of Kentucky by the name of Jim McCarty. Mr. McCarty's parents, James and Connie McCarty, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on December 22, 2012 this past year. I would like to extend to them my best wishes and congratulations on such a great accomplishment. In 2013, Jim celebrated the anniversary of his grandparents Vernon and Geneva Gibbs who have been together for 70 years. Their anniversary occurred on January 30, 2013. I want to wish Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs congratulations as well and recognize the steadfast devotion they have for each other. Mr. Speaker, clearly in Mr. McCarty's family when you say I do, you stand by your word. I wish Jim and his family all the best, and again congratulations.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following. Whereas, National Child Abuse Prevention Month will be recognized throughout the United States during the month of April, 2013; and Whereas, preventing child abuse and neglect is a community problem that depends on involvement among people throughout the community; and Whereas, child maltreatment occurs when people find themselves in stressful situations, without community resources, and don't know how to cope; and Whereas, during periods of economic challenges, families feel more vulnerable, and as a result, child abuse and neglect increases drastically; and Whereas, child abuse and neglect can be reduced by making sure each family has the needed support to raise their children in a healthy environment; and Whereas, child abuse is considered to be one of our nation's most serious public health problems with scientific studies documenting the link between the abuse and the neglect of children and a wide range of medical, emotional, psychological and behavioral disorders; and Whereas, all citizens should become involved in supporting families in raising their children in a safe and nurturing environment; and Whereas, effective child abuse prevention programs succeed because of partnerships created among state and local government agencies, schools, faith communities, civic organizations, law enforcement agencies, and the business community; and As the representative of all the people of the sixth Congressional District of Kentucky and the former Board Chair of Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky, be it resolved that the month of April, 2013 is Child Abuse Prevention Month. I urge all citizens, community agencies, faith groups, medical facilities, and businesses to increase their participation in our effort to support families, thereby preventing child abuse and strengthening our community.

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Mr. BARR. I thank the gentleman from West Virginia. I thank him for his comments. I thank him for, in particular, his sentiments about the heroic work of these men and women who go to work every day in our coal mines. I just cannot thank them enough for their contributions to our society every day for providing us with affordable and reliable electricity. With that, I would like to yield to the gentlelady from Missouri.

Mr. BARR. I thank the gentleman. And I think his final point was a good one; that, ironically, the EPA's overly restrictive policies are actually contributing to a negative global environment. The crackdown on domestic energy production is producing exports to countries with inferior electrical generation capabilities. We need to unleash the American free enterprise system. The American free enterprise system is what will solve problems in utility generation and energy production. So I thank the gentleman, and I look forward to continuing to work with him on this important topic. I now would like to recognize the gentlelady from West Virginia.

Mr. BARR. I thank the gentlelady. I would like to recognize another Member from the great State of West Virginia and yield some time to the gentleman. This is not a partisan issue. It is an American issue. And I am appreciative of the gentleman's attending this session tonight.

Mr. BARR. I appreciate the gentlelady, and I appreciate her stand for the coal industry. Just one of those rules that she was referring to, the Utility MACT rule, the EPA estimates it to cost $10 billion per year, but other independent annual cost estimates range from $70 billion to $200 billion, well above the EPA estimate. It is no wonder that within the past year, 226 coal electricity-generating units have shut down. With that, I would like to recognize the gentleman from Pennsylvania.

Mr. BARR. I thank the gentleman. I think his comments about the railroads reminds me of a quick story about my district in Estill County, Kentucky, a little town called Ravenna. This community was built on the railroads, and those railroads carried the coal out of Perry County and Harlan County and Bell County and all those counties in southeast Kentucky. This community in my congressional district was built on the railroads. Today, furloughed railroaders, their families are without jobs, without a paycheck, and this is because of the war on coal. One of the furloughed railroaders told me that just a few years ago 120 trains would come through their community full of coal. Now barely 50 come through every month. So this has a real impact for real people, middle class Americans losing their jobs. The war on coal is hurting the American people. Unemployment is higher than the national average in Estill County, Kentucky, because of this President's war on coal. So I thank the gentleman. I would now like to recognize the gentleman from Indiana to talk about coal in Indiana.

Mr. BARR. I thank the gentleman. I would now recognize the gentleman from Montana.

Mr. BARR. I thank the gentleman. I now yield to the gentleman from Illinois.

Mr. BARR. I thank the gentleman. I would now like to yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.

Mr. BARR. I thank the gentleman. I would now like to yield to the gentlelady from Wyoming.

Mr. BARR. I thank the gentlelady. I appreciate all of my colleagues here this evening talking about and highlighting the importance of the future of energy freedom in this country and independence. I would like to yield the balance of our time to the gentleman from California. Mr. LaMALFA I appreciate my colleague from Kentucky having this conversation tonight and allowing me to speak on it. Being from California, we don't have a lot of coal in California, and we don't really use a lot of it either. But what I would like to point out is we have a very similar plight in that many of our industries have been devastated by out-of-control regulations by Federal Government: our timber industry, mining, our ability to trap more water for our water supply. Agriculture is also being affected by overreaching regulations. Also, coal is very important for our entire Nation, and it does have an effect on California, too. What I'm saying here is that, with 42 percent of our Nation's grid being powered by coal and a mandate coming down from the EPA and the President's very aggressive remarks saying that coal is a thing of the past, we're going to put our country in great peril by devastating this industry for our electricity grid. For all the many jobs that are all over the eastern part of this country and part of the West, we're really going to hurt ourselves in this country with this type of policy. In California, we've seen the effects, for example, in that we have a self-inflicted mandate that makes it where California can no longer use coal, and we've devolved down to only 8 percent as part of our grid-- and getting lower. So we're going to be seeing higher and higher energy costs in our State. Why would we want to do this to the rest of our Nation here? California's energy costs are 14 cents per kilowatt while the Nation's average is about 10 cents. That's why we see an exodus of business from the State of California and their moving to other States. If we do this type of thing in this country, this mandate, we're going to see a bigger exodus to places like China, where they don't have near our environmental regulations. Indeed, China's smoke plume comes over in the jet stream and affects California. We're going backwards with this type of mandate, with this type of policy. So, for many reasons, I think it's key that we support the coal industry in America--for our economy and for our electricity grid. For those who want to be agitators against coal, then they should be the first ones to sit in the dark, in the cold, from not having electricity on the grid.

Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.