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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that requires states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)

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Shelley Moore Capito (R)*,  Lamar Alexander (R),  John Barrasso (R),  Roy Blunt (R),  John Boozman (R),  Bill Cassidy (R),  Daniel Coats (R),  Thad Cochran (R),  Bob Corker (R),  John Cornyn (R),  Tom Cotton (R),  Mike Crapo (R),  Ted Cruz (R),  Steve Daines (R),  Michael Enzi (R),  Joni Ernst (R),  Deb Fischer (R),  Jeff Flake (R),  Lindsey Graham (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Orrin Hatch (R),  Heidi Heitkamp (D),  John Hoeven (R),  James Inhofe (R),  Johnny Isakson (R),  Ron Johnson (R),  James Lankford (R),  Mike Lee (R),  Joe Manchin (I),  John McCain (R),  Mitch McConnell (R),  Jerry Moran (R),  Lisa Murkowski (R),  Rand Paul (R),  David Perdue (R),  Jim Risch (R),  Pat Roberts (R),  Mike Rounds (R),  Marco Rubio (R),  Ben Sasse (R),  Tim Scott (R),  Jeff Sessions (R),  Richard Shelby (R),  Dan Sullivan (R),  John Thune (R),  Thom Tillis (R),  Pat Toomey (R),  David Vitter (R),  Roger Wicker (R), 

Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. (text of veto message: CR 01/11/2016 S28-29) (on 01/11/2016)

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