. > jake gibson. thank you very much, first of all. so the release of new regulations with significant economic impact not long after midterm elections could strike some as suspect timing, as it would coming from any other administration. you think the american people, when they headed to the polls earlier this month, might have had the right to know what the obama administration was intending to enact with the new epa regs? insofar as the president said his policies were on the ballot earlier this month, to what extent do you think the result should be interpreted as a rejection of the administration approach to the environment? >> first of all, i have -- i have no reason to believe that the timing of these announcements are anything other than the timing we were able to achieve. these discussions have been ongoing, and i welcome the availability to explain to the merican public what the u.s. can do under our existing authority, moving forward. i do not know of any new regulations that epa that have

. >> jake gibson -- i'm sorry. >> i look forward to getting this over the finish line. >> i apologize. >> jake gibson. >> this impact not long after midterm elections could strike some as suspect timing, as it would coming from any other administration. you think the american people, when they headed to the polls earlier this month, might have had the right to know what the obama administration was intending to enact with the new epa regs? insofar as the president said his policies were on the ballot earlier this month, to what extent do you think the result should be interpreted as a rejection of the administration approach to the environment? >> first of all, i have -- i have no reason to believe that the timing of these announcements are anything other than the timing we were able to achieve. these discussions have been ongoing, and i welcome the availability to explain to the american public what the u.s. can do under our existing authority, moving forward. i do not know of any new regulations that epa that have been announced since the elections. >> there are a couple, like ozone

> esther gibson. -- jake gibson. impact not long after midterm elections could strike some as suspect timing, as it would coming from any other administration. you think the american people, when they headed to the polls earlier this month, might have had the right to know what the obama administration was intending to enact with the new epa rags? -- regs? insofar as the president said his policies were on the ballot earlier this month, to what extent do you think the result should be interpreted as a rejection of the administration approach to the environment? -- irst of all, i have have no reason to believe that the timing of these announcements are anything other than the timing we were able to achieve. these discussions have been welcome the i availability to explain to the american public what the u.s. can do under our existing authority, moving forward. know of any new regulations that epa that have been announced since the elections. likeere are a couple, ozone and some others. >> those have been on the books.