#2: The Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA—longtime enemy of industrial development, inexpensive energy, and poor families who spend every winter above the Mason-Dixon line—outdid themselves when they deemed carbon dioxide to be a hazardous pollutant in their sweeping “Carbon Endangerment Finding.” Indeed, no longer are just SUVs killing the earth; each one of us is an emitter of a dangerous pollutant, killing the planet one breath at a time.
Using its bad science and bloated power, the EPA has been the Administration’s weapon of choice against long-standing, inexpensive energy producers such as coal, oil, and even natural gas, driving energy prices sky high as a consequence. This gives Republicans a large platform to stand up for the American people and put an end to environmental policies that are hurting American families—especially the poor.
An executive agency this far out of touch with the needs and values of the United States holds no place of practical importance and there is no reason a Republican Congress can’t reign in its power, save millions of jobs, ensure energy resources to power the future, and save the American people a lot of money in the process. No successful Republican majority would ignore it.
