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Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2014)– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4795, the Promoting New Manufacturing Act with a bipartisan vote of 238-172.  The bill increases transparency and efficiency within the EPA by reducing lengthy permitting delays for manufacturing facilities, which will help create American jobs.

Congressional Western Caucus Co-Chairs Steve Pearce (NM-02) and Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large) along with Western Caucus member, House Majority Whip and bill sponsor Steve Scalise (LA-01) released the following statements in response to the passage of the bill:

“Increased domestic energy production has led to a revival of American manufacturing,” said Chairman Pearce. “Unfortunately, this administration and the EPA refuse to allow this manufacturing resurgence to reach its full potential. Permitting delays have stalled the production of numerous manufacturing facilities that would provide thousands of good-paying jobs for Americans. This bill cuts back the bureaucratic red tape that this administration has used to slow this recovery. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to pass this vital piece of legislation before the end of this Congress.”

“This bill cuts a path through unnecessary bureaucracy that is burdening the creation of manufacturing jobs right here in America,” said Chairman Lummis.  “These jobs were once thought to be lost for good, but American ingenuity and our entrepreneurial spirit have created the opportunity to bring them back to American shores.  Now is the time for a transparent and efficient regulatory process to help seize the opportunity, not the obstruction that has become business as usual at the Obama administration and that will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”

"This jobs bill serves as a check and balance against job-killing radical regulations by increasing transparency, cutting through unnecessary red tape, and forcing unelected bureaucrats to use real science to prove that their regulatory proposals can actually be achieved in the real world,” said Majority Whip Scalise. “By bringing transparency to the convoluted permitting process and reining in the EPA, we can jumpstart our nation’s economy and get our country back on track.”