House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on Monday slammed the new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency to curb carbon emissions.
“The president’s plan is nuts, there’s really no more succinct way to describe it,” Boehner said in a statement. “Americans are still asking ‘where are the jobs?’ and here he is proposing rules to ship jobs overseas for years to come.”
The proposed rules would set limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, aiming to reduce emissions by 30 percent by 2030. According to the Wall Street Journal, states will likely have the option to set up a cap-and-trade system, which would allow companies to buy and sell emissions allotments from each other.
Boehner criticized the rules as tax, referencing what some power plants may need to pay for emissions allowances.
“In many ways, this national energy tax is actually worse than the scheme Americans rejected four years ago,” he said in his statement. “While the president may have kept his promise to make prices ‘skyrocket,’ it doesn’t have to be inevitable.”
WHY John? WHY is this ‘nuts’? For God’s sake. Stop with the constant hyperbole. And your JOBS meme? This is getting just a tad bit tired when you don’t DO anything to ensure them.
Yes John, where are the jobs that your party ran on in 2010? Next, these rules are more likely than not to spur job growth not hinder it you moron.
Dear John, you’re nuts. Sincerely, Mike
Okay, so we’ve gone from Republicans suggesting cap and trade over traditional regulation, to Republicans calling their former position “nuts”.
John, before you call anyone else nuts, take a look in the mirror at your own.
Duck dynasty speech, bitching about the POW release, opposition to environmental protections, fanatical gun rights rhetoric: this must be a new record for the number of swords the GOP is actively attempting to fall on!