WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release:

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E&C Democratic Leaders Blast the EPA for Reversing Endangerment Finding and Jeopardizing the U.S. Economy & Environment

"EPA's misguided proposal seeks to remove the basis for protecting the health and welfare of Americans from climate change, replacing it with nothing."