Usa Congress Energy Epa

epa02192519 Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski ( C ) of Alaska joins Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander ( R ) other Senate Republicans in delivering remarks at a news conference on the upcoming vote on the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) endangerment finding disapproval resolution on Capitol Hill in Washington DC , USA , 08 June 2010 .  Republican Senators claim carbon regulations proposed by the EPA will increase energy prices , reduce jobs in Midwestern states with coal-dependent economiesdecrease competitiveness with nations such as IndiaChina .  EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS