Washington, April 16 -- Congressman Pat Harrigan issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.R. 6409 (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6409rh/pdf/BILLS-119hr6409rh.pdf), the Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act, legislation to protect American states, workers, and businesses from federal sanctions driven by pollution they did not create and cannot control.
"Radical policies want to pile more rules on our states, our workers, and our manufacturers while giving foreign polluters a free pass," said Congressman Harrigan. "If a state is doing everything right and still falling short of an air quality standard because of emissions crossing ...