Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016/Natural resources
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 Marco Rubio |
Current U.S. Senator (2011-Present) FL House of Representatives (2000-2009) |
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Environmental Protection Agency
- Marco Rubio introduced a joint resolution on September 17, 2015, disapproving of the Environmental Protection Agency’s expansion of federal authority over American lands and waterways. “Hardworking Americans have had enough of Washington bureaucrats telling them how to use their land. The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are irresponsible to go forward with this job-killing rule despite the serious concerns raised by farmers, ranchers, manufacturers and small business owners across the country,” said Rubio.[2]
Energy production
- Marco Rubio wrote an op-ed in the National Review on September 1, 2015, explaining his energy production platform. Rubio said he would lift the ban on crude-oil exports, stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Clean Power Plan” and empower local and state governments to regulate energy production.[3]
- In 2013, Rubio co-sponsored S.1324 - the National Energy Tax Repeal Act, which proposed prohibiting "the head of a federal agency from promulgating any regulation relating to power sector carbon pollution standards or any substantially similar regulation on or after June 25, 2013, unless that regulation is explicitly authorized by an Act of Congress."[4]
Keystone XL Pipeline
- Marco Rubio co-sponsored S.1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act. It passed the Senate on January 29, 2015.[5]
- Rubio co-sponsored S.2280, which would have immediately authorized the continuation of the Keystone XL pipeline. The bill failed 59-41 on November 18, 2014.[6]
- Rubio voted for S.Amdt. 494: "To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote investment and job growth in United States manufacturing, oil and gas production, and refining sectors through the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline." It passed by a vote of 62 - 37 on March 22, 2013.[7]
- Rubio voted for S.Amdt. 1537 to S. 1813, which would have approved the Keystone XL pipeline project. It failed by a vote of 56-42 on March 8, 2012.[8]
Climate change
- At the twelfth Republican debate on March 10, 2016, Rubio discussed his stance on climate change legislation, saying, “If we pass -- if you took the gift list of all of these groups that are asking us to pass these laws and did every single one of them, there would be no change in our environment. Sea level would still rise. All these other things that are happening would continue to go on for a lot of different reasons. One, because America is not a planet. It's a country. And number two, because these other countries like India and China are more than making up in carbon emissions for whatever we could possibly cut.”[9]
- In an open letter dated January 21, 2016, 15 Florida mayors called on Marco Rubio to acknowledge climate change and its impact on agriculture and coastal flooding in the state.[10]
- During the September 2015 GOP debate, Marco Rubio said he would not support environmental regulations regarding climate change that hindered business development. “The bottom line is, I am not in favor of any policies that make America a harder place for people to live, or to work, or to raise their families,” Rubio said.[11]
- In May 2014, Marco Rubio said, “I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it. I do not believe that the laws that they propose we pass will do anything about it, except it will destroy our economy. Our climate is always changing. And what they have chosen to do is take a handful of decades of research and say that this is now evidence of a longer-term trend that's directly and almost solely attributable to manmade activities."[12]
Carbon emissions
- In August 2015, Marco Rubio criticized the Obama administration’s plan to reduce power plant carbon emissions. Explaining his position, Rubio said, “Tomorrow there will be a new carbon rule issued by the EPA. And here’s the practical impact of that new carbon rule: It will make utilities, it will make the cost of electricity higher for millions of Americans. So if there is some billionaire somewhere who is a pro-environmental cap and trade person, yeah, they can probably afford for their electric bill to go up a couple hundred dollars. But if you’re a single mom in Tampa, Florida, and your electric bill goes up by $30 a month, that is catastrophic. And that’s what these policies will do. And they will do nothing to address the underlying issues that they’re talking about.”[13]
Cap and trade
- During the seventh Republican presidential primary debate on January 28, 2016, Marco Rubio said he opposed cap-and-trade: “But I have never supported cap- and-trade and I never thought it was a good idea. And I was clear about that at the time. And I do not believe it's a good idea now. I do not believe that we have to destroy our economy in order to protect our environment. And especially what these programs are asking us to pass that will do nothing to help the environment, but will be devastating for our economy. When I am president of the United States of America, there will never be any cap-and-trade in the United States.”[14]
- In June 2014, Rubio signed onto a letter urging President Barack Obama to withdraw the EPA cap-and-trade rule.[15]
- Rubio co-sponsored S.482 - the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, which proposed prohibiting "the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing cap-and-trade regulations."[16][17]
- According to the Tampa Bay Times, "As the leader of the Florida House in 2008, Rubio presided over a unanimous vote in favor of directing the state Department of Environmental Protection to develop ground rules for companies to limit their carbon emissions."[18]
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Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Marco Rubio Suspends His Presidential Campaign," March 15, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Senator for Florida, Marco Rubio, "Rubio Joins Ernst to Stop EPA's WOTUS Overreach," September 17, 2015
- ↑ National Review, "Securing America’s Energy Future," September 1, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1324," accessed February 17, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act," accessed February 13, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.2280," accessed February 10, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Amdt.494 to S.Con.Res.8," accessed February 10, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 112th Congress - 2nd Session," accessed February 10, 2015
- ↑ Washington Post, "The CNN Miami Republican debate transcript, annotated," March 10, 2016
- ↑ TIME, "Florida Mayors Tell Marco Rubio to Take Climate Change Seriously," January 28, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "CNN REAGAN LIBRARY DEBATE: Later Debate Full Transcript," September 16, 2015
- ↑ LA Times, "Marco Rubio says human activity isn't causing climate change," accessed February 17, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Marco Rubio blasts Hillary Clinton over email practices," August 2, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "7th Republican debate transcript, annotated: Who said what and what it meant," January 28, 2016
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Regarding Cap-and-Trade Rule," June 4, 2014
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.482," accessed February 18, 2015
- ↑ Marco Rubio, "Senator Rubio Co-sponsors The Energy Tax Prevention Act Of 2011," March 3, 2011
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Rubio now assails cap-and-trade plan, though he earlier backed legislation," December 10, 2009
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