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Washington
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC),
released
a
statement
following
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency’s
(EPA) announcement
of
the
final
Clean
Power
Plan
rule,
which
will
significantly
raise electricity
prices
across
the
country:
“Today’s
announcement
by
President
Obama’s
EPA is
yet
another
example
of
the
administration’s ongoing
effort
to
create a
political
legacy
for
the
President
instead
of
working
to
shore
up
our
country’s
economic
recovery,
defeating
ISIS
or
stopping
Iran
from
becoming
a
nuclear
power.
The
EPA’s
final
plan
is
unattainable,
unachievable
and
unrealistic.
That’s
why
when
it
was
first
announced,
thirty-two
states
strongly
opposed
the
rule
and
fifteen
states,
including
South
Carolina,
challenged
it
in
court.
“While
we
all
agree
our
energy
policy
should
embrace
sustainable,
accessible
and
affordable
sources
of
energy,
the
EPA
has
once
again
forgotten
the
affordable
piece.
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
if
your
income
is
under
$30,000,
25
percent
of
your
income
goes
towards
energy
consumption.
This
is
an
incredible
burden
to
place
on
single
parents,
seniors
on
fixed
incomes
and
low-income
families
struggling
to
make
their
ends
meet.
The
EPA
should
be
working
to
help
American
families,
not
finalizing
rules
that
drive
up
the
cost
of
essential
services
such
as
electricity.”
Last
year,
Senator
Scott
released
a
white
paper
entitled
Plenty
at
Stake:
Indicators
of
American
Energy
Insecurity
with
Senator
Lisa
Murkowski
(R-AK),
Chairwoman
of
the
Senate
Energy
and
Natural
Resources
Committee.
Energy
insecurity
-
the
measure
of
the
number
of
Americans
who
cannot
afford
the
energy
required
to
heat
or
cool
their
homes
without
sacrificing
other
necessary
expenses
–
continues
to
force
many
families
to
choose
between
paying
their
energy
bills
or
paying
for
food,
medical
care
and
other
necessities.
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