Usa Congress Energy Epa

epa02192523 Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski ( L ) of Alaska joins 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 .  Also in the picture ( L to R ) ; Republican Senators Lamar Alexander of Tennessee , John Barrasso of Wyoming , Orrin Hatch of UtahMike Enzi of Wyoming .  EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS