On Tuesday the Environmental Protection Agency retreated from a burdensome, job-destroying anti-smog regulation.  Rep. Todd Rokita responded with this statement:

“The EPA retreat on National Ambient Air Quality Standards is an important victory in the battle against the Obama administration’s job-destroying regulatory agenda.   This proposed anti-smog rule would put millions of jobs in jeopardy, drive small companies out of business and ship American jobs overseas,”Rokita said.

“Three months ago I partnered with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce to launch Red Tape Rollback, an initiative to identify and repeal these types of unnecessary regulations.  This is one victory in a long battle.   I have no illusion that rolling back the miles of red tape tying the hands of America’s job creators will be an easy fight, but it is a necessary fight critical to reviving our economy and creating a brighter future for all Americans,”Rokita said. 

If implemented, this rule would be devastating to America’s manufacturing and agriculture community, adding an additional $90 billion a year in new costs by EPA estimates, which are undoubtedly underestimated.  The new rule is so burdensome that even Grand Canyon National Park could be found in violation.

Learn more about Red Tape Rollback at Rokita.House.Gov/RedTape.